1998 TOYOTA CAMRY Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER LOSS CONTROL WHEN VEHICLE WAS HYDROPLANING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMIN...
Mileage: 146,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
EXITING A PARKING PLACE WHEN CAR SURGED AND ACCELERATED. COLLIDED WITH FOUR VEHICLES.
Mileage: 93,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND FELT LOOSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL UP TOWARDS HER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OR WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CON...
Mileage: 129,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED BETWEEN THE CONTACT'S TREE AND A NEIGHBORING HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SAL...
Mileage: 47,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED BETWEEN THE CONTACT'S TREE AND A NEIGHBORING HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SAL...
Mileage: 47,000
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE BROKE. THE END THAT ATTACHES TO THE TRANSMISSION IS PLASTIC. THIS LEAVES THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO SHIFT.
Mileage: 128,000
STARTING IN 2015, THREE OF THE 5 SEAT BELTS IN MY 1998 CAMRY DO NOT REMAIN LATCHED, OR FAIL TO INITIALLY LATCH. AS A (RETIRED) MECHANICAL ENGINEER, I DISASSEMBLED THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM. THE DEFECT IS IN THE ANCHOR MECHANISM WITH THE "PRESS" BUTTON ON IT. THE "PRESS" BUTTON HAS A METAL SPR...
Mileage: 167,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER FAILED. ALL THE OTHER GAUGES AND LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND WORKED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2...
Mileage: 218,000
THIS 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2003 FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. IT NOW HAS 64, 970 MILES ON IT, HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, CONTAINS ALL ORIGINAL PARTS, AND HAS A FLAWLESS ELECTRONICS SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WHICH HAS BURNED CONSTANTLY FOR THE LAS...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE C...
Mileage: 192,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE C...
Mileage: 192,000
I HAD USED THE COAST ON MY CRUISE CONTROL TO REDUCE MY SET SPEED FROM 78MPH TO 71MPH, AFTER ABOUT 50 YARDS, MY CRUISE CONTROL SPED UP ON ITS OWN TO ABOUT 76MPH BEFORE I TAPPED THE BRAKES AND CUT THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES, I CUT THE CRUISE CONTROL BACK ON AND WENT TO USE THE SET B...
Mileage: 254,400
BACK SEAT CENTER SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT. *TR
Mileage: 200,750
DRIVER SIDE FRONT INTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE BROKE. *TR
Mileage: 245,000
I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE CAR HAS RECALL. EVAP SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS: P0441/P0446 ON ALL MODELS. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHILE GIVING THE CAR GAS YOU CAN FEEL IT JERKING LIKE ITS NOT GETTING GAS AND WHEN THE CAR STOPS IT CUTS OFF. SO WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THEY SAY ITS A RECAL...
Mileage: 172,637
CAR BEGAN "GOING OUT OF CONTROL" UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. AS IF I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. CAR CONTINUED STRAIGHT INSTEAD OF TURNING WITH THE ROAD, INTO A FENCE/TREE AND CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED UP. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER RECEIVED FACIAL TRAUMA, CHEST TRAUMA, AND MULTIPLE LAC...
CAR BEGAN "GOING OUT OF CONTROL" UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. AS IF I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. CAR CONTINUED STRAIGHT INSTEAD OF TURNING WITH THE ROAD, INTO A FENCE/TREE AND CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED UP. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER RECEIVED FACIAL TRAUMA, CHEST TRAUMA, AND MULTIPLE LAC...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY BEGAN TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MA...
Mileage: 153,000
WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMING TO A STOP SIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. ALL THE SUDDEN, THE CAR SPED UP AND THE BRAKE WAS FAILING. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE OPPOSITE SIDE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR TO THE CURB. I CHECKED THE BRAKE AND WAS FUNCTIONING. LATER, I HAVE T...
Mileage: 96,562
WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMING TO A STOP SIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. ALL THE SUDDEN, THE CAR SPED UP AND THE BRAKE WAS FAILING. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE OPPOSITE SIDE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR TO THE CURB. I CHECKED THE BRAKE AND WAS FUNCTIONING. LATER, I HAVE T...
Mileage: 96,562
WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMING TO A STOP SIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. ALL THE SUDDEN, THE CAR SPED UP AND THE BRAKE WAS FAILING. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE OPPOSITE SIDE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR TO THE CURB. I CHECKED THE BRAKE AND WAS FUNCTIONING. LATER, I HAVE T...
Mileage: 96,562
JUST GOT HOME DID NOT SMELL OR SEE ANYTHING UNUSUAL, WENT INSIDE AND MAYBE FIVE MINUTES LATER I SEEN LOTS OF SMOKE WENT OUTSIDE AND THE CAR WAS SMOKING AND FLAMING UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. *TR
Mileage: 199,000
THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE KEY FAILS TO UNLOCK THE TRUNK OF THE CAR AND DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY. I ALSO HAVE DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT WEATHER OR ACCIDENT RELATED. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE KEY FAILS TO UNLOCK THE TRUNK OF THE CAR AND DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY. I ALSO HAVE DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT WEATHER OR ACCIDENT RELATED. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS STICKING AND BINDING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER...
Mileage: 120,000
THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN MY 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS COUP DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE FIRST ONE WAS GRINDING GOING INTO 5TH GEAR. THE SECOND ONE IS GRINDING GOING INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND LEAKING FLUID FROM THE MAIN SEALS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 3200 MILES ON IT PURCHA...
Mileage: 3,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 TO 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO DEPRESS FULLY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CRASH CAUSED NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE V...
Mileage: 230,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND DROPPED INTO A DITCH. A...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN SHE VEHICLE VEERED INTO A SLIGHT DITCH AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED ON ITS ROOF. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WA...
Mileage: 200,000
REAR, RIGHT SEAT BELT WAS FULLY EXTENDED AND WILL NOT RETRACT; EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT IT. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
IGNITION KEY JAMS, WILL NOT TURN TO START ENGINE, AND CAN NOT BE REMOVED WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. FREQUENCY OF JAMMING INCREASED UNTIL I SWITCHED TO USING THE SPARE "MASTER" KEY. IT WORKED FINE FOR A WHILE AND THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. FINALLY, I USED THE "VALET KEY" AND IT HAS WORKED FINE ...
Mileage: 65,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC RADIATOR HAD BECOME OVERHEATED AND FRACTURED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED STEAM COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO NOTICED THERE WAS A CRACKED IN THE RADIATOR. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 134,740
TODAY MY WIFE WAS STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT DRIVEWAY WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR WHEN 2 CARS CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE OUR CAMRY. IT BROKE THE FRONT BUMPER OPEN AND THE STYROFOAM SUPPORT INSIDE. THE IMPACT DID NOT SET OFF THE AIRBAG AND IT IS WITHIN THE FRONT END RANGE OF IMPACT. *KB
Mileage: 127,623
TODAY MY WIFE WAS STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT DRIVEWAY WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR WHEN 2 CARS CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE OUR CAMRY. IT BROKE THE FRONT BUMPER OPEN AND THE STYROFOAM SUPPORT INSIDE. THE IMPACT DID NOT SET OFF THE AIRBAG AND IT IS WITHIN THE FRONT END RANGE OF IMPACT. *KB
Mileage: 127,623
REAR SUSPENSION ISSUE THAT ALLOWS THE CAR TO BOTTOM OUT OVER SMALL BUMPS AND A CONSTANT BUMPING NOISE. THIS IS NOT JUST A ONE TIME INCIDENT. *TR
CAR BOTTOMED OUT OVER ANY UNEVEN SURFACE EVAN AFTER I REPLACED SHOCKS AND MOUNTS FOR OVER 850 DOLLARS ON FRONT END. FIINALLY REPLACED FRONT AND REAR SPRINGS AND STRUTS FOR 2000 DOLLARS AND CAR STILL BOTTOMS OUT AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE . CONTACT TOYOTA ABOUT PROBLEM BUT NO DEALER WOULD ADMIT TO SUSPEN...
Mileage: 60,000
CAR BOTTOMED OUT OVER ANY UNEVEN SURFACE EVAN AFTER I REPLACED SHOCKS AND MOUNTS FOR OVER 850 DOLLARS ON FRONT END. FIINALLY REPLACED FRONT AND REAR SPRINGS AND STRUTS FOR 2000 DOLLARS AND CAR STILL BOTTOMS OUT AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE . CONTACT TOYOTA ABOUT PROBLEM BUT NO DEALER WOULD ADMIT TO SUSPEN...
Mileage: 60,000
DEAR SIR OR MADAM, I HAVE 1998 CAMRY LE AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES CLUNKING AND BANGING NOISE WHEN I DRIVE OVER ANY UNEVEN SURFACE OR SMALL HOLE, BUT NOISE GETS MUCH WORSE WHEN I DRIVE OVER BUMPS OR HUMPS. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE ACTION TO MY COMPLAINT AND THANK YOU ADVANCE FOR TAKING CARE FOR U...
DEAR SIR OR MADAM, I HAVE 1998 CAMRY LE AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES CLUNKING AND BANGING NOISE WHEN I DRIVE OVER ANY UNEVEN SURFACE OR SMALL HOLE, BUT NOISE GETS MUCH WORSE WHEN I DRIVE OVER BUMPS OR HUMPS. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE ACTION TO MY COMPLAINT AND THANK YOU ADVANCE FOR TAKING CARE FOR U...
I NOTICE THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY CAMRY THE NOISE IS CONSTANT IT MAKES A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT AND THEN IT ALSO SQUEAKS IN THE FRONT. I BOUGHT IT TO PEP BOYS 6 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM IT IS A HORRIBLE NOISE THAT IS VERY LOUD. *TR
Mileage: 56,000
I NOTICE THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY CAMRY THE NOISE IS CONSTANT IT MAKES A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT AND THEN IT ALSO SQUEAKS IN THE FRONT. I BOUGHT IT TO PEP BOYS 6 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM IT IS A HORRIBLE NOISE THAT IS VERY LOUD. *TR
Mileage: 56,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCE WAS INTERMITTENT. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V0...
Mileage: 96,390
IT JUST STALLS FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES IT STALLS AT A LIGHT SOMETIMES IT STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES IT WONT STALL FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. *TR
Mileage: 145,673
1998 TOYOTA CAMRY (139K MILES) REAR DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD BREAK WHILE DRIVING. PURCHASED TWO REAR TIRES AND CAR ALIGNMENT MID OCTOBER. TWO WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD, FELT A PROBLEM WITH WHEELS, PULLED OFF ROAD, CALLED TOW TRUCK. TIE ROD HAD BROKEN INTO TWO EQUAL SIZED PIECES. TIE RO...
Mileage: 139,000
1998 TOYOTA CAMRY, FRONT HEAD LIGHT COVERS HAVE CLOUDED UP REDUCING HEAD LIGHT BRIGHTNESS AND DISTANCE OF HEAD LIGHTS EFFECTIVENESS. *BF
I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT WON'T GO AWAY. SUPPOSEDLY IT WAS RELATED TO THE O2 SENSORS. THEY'VE BOTH BEEN REPLACED, TO NO AVAIL. A DUAL-CERTIFIED TOYOTA MASTER MECHANIC IS SCRATCHING HIS HEAD ON THIS ONE. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE AS IT'S BEEN PERFORMING WELL FOR THE L...
Mileage: 150,000
ON 10/19/10 MY 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS ON FILE UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN I PARK THE CAR AT STATER BROS AND WENT INSIDE TO BUY GROCERIES . I HEAD THE CASHIER SAY SOMEONE CAR IS ON FIRE. I RAN OUT FROM THE PARKING LOTS AND I SAW MY CAR IN SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND TRY TO SAVE MY CAR...
Mileage: 150,000
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM REGARDING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER WANTED TO COMMENT ABOUT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. UPDATED 04/12/12
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK INSIDE OF THE OIL FILTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN OIL CHANGE FACILITY WHERE THE OIL FILTER WAS NOT INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND CAUSED OIL TO LEAK AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE ENGINE OVER HEATED AND STALLED. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 100,000
I WAS DRIVING A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. I HAD AN ACCIDENT AS I MOVED TO CURB AND HIT A TREE. I WAS MOVING AT 20-25 MILES PER HOUR. THE AIRBAGS GOT DEPLOYED AND WITH A HUGE FORCE. THE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY FINGERS CAUSING MULTIPLE FRACTURES AND MULTIPLE STITCHES. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
ON MAY 13, 2010 APPROX 9:15 PM WHILE DRIVING A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY LE V6, CAR STALLED/MALFUNCTIONED WHILE BEING PULLED OVER BY CHP WHICH CAUSED REAR END COLLISION SPIN OUT AND 2 OTHER CAR ACCIDENTS, I HAVE PROOF (VIDEO, PHOTOS, RECEIPTS, AND SERVICE HISTORY) THE CAR'S THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, IDLE SP...
Mileage: 161,000
ON MAY 13, 2010 APPROX 9:15 PM WHILE DRIVING A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY LE V6, CAR STALLED/MALFUNCTIONED WHILE BEING PULLED OVER BY CHP WHICH CAUSED REAR END COLLISION SPIN OUT AND 2 OTHER CAR ACCIDENTS, I HAVE PROOF (VIDEO, PHOTOS, RECEIPTS, AND SERVICE HISTORY) THE CAR'S THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, IDLE SP...
Mileage: 161,000
ON MAY 13, 2010 APPROX 9:15 PM WHILE DRIVING A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY LE V6, CAR STALLED/MALFUNCTIONED WHILE BEING PULLED OVER BY CHP WHICH CAUSED REAR END COLLISION SPIN OUT AND 2 OTHER CAR ACCIDENTS, I HAVE PROOF (VIDEO, PHOTOS, RECEIPTS, AND SERVICE HISTORY) THE CAR'S THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, IDLE SP...
Mileage: 161,000
1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO UNWANTED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *JB
1998 TOYOTA CAMRY FAILED BRAKING SYSTEM *GR THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, NEW BRAKES HAD TO BE INSTALLED EVERY YEAR AND EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Mileage: 5,932
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN NOVEMBER 2008 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHE APPLIED HER FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE "SPUN OUTWARD". NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ...
Mileage: 116,000
WE HAVE A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY IN WHICH THE ACCELERATOR SOMETIMES STICKS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND COMES TO A STOP FOR A STOP SIGN, RED LIGHT, ETC. THE ACCELERATOR SEEMS TO BE ALLOWED TO BE DEPRESSED A VERY MINISCULE AMOUNT AND THEN IT STOPS OR GETS STUCK. IF YOU PUSH DOWN HARD AT THIS PO...
Mileage: 60,000
I OWN A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE ACCELERATOR HAD BEEN STICKING FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS ALL THE TIMES AND PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORST. I HAVE TO STEP ONTO THE PEDAL HARD VERY OFTEN FROM A FULL STOP TO UN-STICK THE PEDAL ON A ROUTINE BASIS. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, THE CRUISE CONTROL RACE UP AND DOWN...
Mileage: 125,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME HARD TO DEPRESS. THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY MADE REPAIRS TO THE THROTTLE AND WOULD NOT PERFORM ANY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHERE A...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT IF HE NEEDS TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY HE CAN NOT BECAUSE OF THE DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE PICKS UP SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED D...
Mileage: 100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH AND HIGHER, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE DEALER HOWEVER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAIL...
Mileage: 116,000
TOYOTA CUSTOMER AND OWNER WITH UNFORTUNATE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR DRIVEN NORMALLY IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF THE DAY AS AN ELDER. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED, THE OIL LEAKS, THE FLOORMAT INTERFERES WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND STICKS, INTERFERING WITH BRAKING EXPERIENCED RECENTLY ON THE NY-CT H...
Mileage: 89,500
TOYOTA CUSTOMER AND OWNER WITH UNFORTUNATE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR DRIVEN NORMALLY IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF THE DAY AS AN ELDER. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED, THE OIL LEAKS, THE FLOORMAT INTERFERES WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND STICKS, INTERFERING WITH BRAKING EXPERIENCED RECENTLY ON THE NY-CT H...
Mileage: 89,500
TOYOTA CUSTOMER AND OWNER WITH UNFORTUNATE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR DRIVEN NORMALLY IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF THE DAY AS AN ELDER. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED, THE OIL LEAKS, THE FLOORMAT INTERFERES WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND STICKS, INTERFERING WITH BRAKING EXPERIENCED RECENTLY ON THE NY-CT H...
Mileage: 89,500
TOYOTA CUSTOMER AND OWNER WITH UNFORTUNATE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR DRIVEN NORMALLY IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF THE DAY AS AN ELDER. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED, THE OIL LEAKS, THE FLOORMAT INTERFERES WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND STICKS, INTERFERING WITH BRAKING EXPERIENCED RECENTLY ON THE NY-CT H...
Mileage: 89,500
UNDESIRED ACCELERATION, NOT RELATED WITH STICK GAS PEDAL. ON FEBRUARY 16, 2008, I DROVE MY TOYOTA CAMRY LE 1998 HOME WITH ALL MY FAMILY ON BOARD AFTER SHOPPING ACTIVITIES. I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 35 MPH SOUTH ON WALTHAM STREET IN LEXINGTON, MA. WHEN WE WERE PASSING AN INTERSECTION OF WALTHAM/CONCO...
Mileage: 70,600
1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING A CRASH. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN THE SECONDS THE VEHICLE LEFT THE STREET, IT JUMPED THE CURB, RAN OVER A SMALL TREE TRUNK, CROSSED TWO DRIVEWAYS AND HIT A 25 YEAR OLD DOGWOOD HEAD-ON. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY THE TREE BEING ...
1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING A CRASH. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN THE SECONDS THE VEHICLE LEFT THE STREET, IT JUMPED THE CURB, RAN OVER A SMALL TREE TRUNK, CROSSED TWO DRIVEWAYS AND HIT A 25 YEAR OLD DOGWOOD HEAD-ON. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY THE TREE BEING ...
GAS PEDAL STICKS WHILE DRIVING OR MOVING AFTER A STOP SIGNAL . IT DOES EVERYDAY WHEN I DRIVE . TOLD THE DEALER , THEY SAID MY VEHICLE YEAR IS NOT IN RECALL BY TOYOTA NOW. NO REPAIRS DONE NOW. ALSO LIGHTING SYSTEM IT BLOWS LIGHT BULB , ALWAYS ONE HAS TO BE OUT OR ELSE IT WILL BLOW OUT COUPLE HOU...
GAS PEDAL STICKS WHILE DRIVING OR MOVING AFTER A STOP SIGNAL . IT DOES EVERYDAY WHEN I DRIVE . TOLD THE DEALER , THEY SAID MY VEHICLE YEAR IS NOT IN RECALL BY TOYOTA NOW. NO REPAIRS DONE NOW. ALSO LIGHTING SYSTEM IT BLOWS LIGHT BULB , ALWAYS ONE HAS TO BE OUT OR ELSE IT WILL BLOW OUT COUPLE HOU...
CAR HIT A GUARD RAIL AT AROUND 40 MPH OR HIGHER, CAR WRECKED, NO AIR BAGS INFLATED. CAR WAS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR
Mileage: 154,000
WHILE SLOWLY EXITING A DRIVE THROUGH AT 5MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, SHOT ACROSS A STREET, AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL HITTING A SNOW DRIFT AND FENCE. BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT. DAMAGE TO CAR AND PROPERTY. DRIVER HAD TO CRAWL OUT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE VIN BEGAN WITH A LETTER J. *TR
Mileage: 68,888
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE IN...
Mileage: 127,000
GAS PEDAL STICKS AT A FULL STOP AND TO ACCELERATE THE DRIVER MUST PRESS HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR THAT CAUSES JERKING MOTION IN VEHICLE. WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD, AN EXTRA HARD STOMPING OF ACCELERATOR IS REQUIRED TO GET THE GAS PEDAL TO WORK. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO, I HAVE ENCOUNTERED AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WHERE THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 98 CAMRY BECOMES HARD TO DEPRESS AFTER SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT/SIGN. TAPPING THE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES FINALLY ALLOWS THE PEDAL TO RELEASE. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES CAUSE THE PROBL...
Mileage: 110,000
WAS DRIVING MY 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED YELLOW. I PUT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD. FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC CROSSING THE ROAD HAD NOT STARTED. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND IT DID NOT STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO BRAKE P...
Mileage: 88,000
I OWN A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, (THIS BEING YEAR #3), I HAVE HAD MY GAS PEDAL SERVICED BECAUSE IT STICKS, USUALLY AFTER STOPS AND WHILE IN TRAFFIC IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND RE-ENGAGE. TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE ON THE LIST AND IT SHOULD BE! AS OF THIS DATE, MY ...
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION OF 110 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE REDUCED SPEED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCES WERE INTERMITTENT DURING H...
Mileage: 65,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION OF 110 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE REDUCED SPEED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCES WERE INTERMITTENT DURING H...
Mileage: 65,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT BECAME STUCK AND WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. SHE HAD TO STOMP ON IT SO THAT THE PEDAL WOULD COME LOOSE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR 3 MON...
Mileage: 168,000
PROBLEM WITH STICKY GAS PEDAL OFF AND ON FOR 1 YEAR. HAVE BEEN PRESSING HARD TO GET PEDAL TO WORK PROPERLY. SO FAR, NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED ON 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. ALSO STEERING PROBLEMS IN 2008; TOOK TO DEALER WHO ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID. *TR
Mileage: 169,000
PROBLEM WITH STICKY GAS PEDAL OFF AND ON FOR 1 YEAR. HAVE BEEN PRESSING HARD TO GET PEDAL TO WORK PROPERLY. SO FAR, NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED ON 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. ALSO STEERING PROBLEMS IN 2008; TOOK TO DEALER WHO ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID. *TR
Mileage: 169,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY DID NOT RESPOND UNTIL THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 102,378
OUR 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS WHAT WE HAVE CALLED A "STICKY" GAS PEDAL, BUT IT HASN'T GOTTEN "STUCK". THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN OUR MINDS WAS THE AGGRAVATION OF THE "STICKINESS" WHILE DRIVING. NOW I AM WONDERING IF WE SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD IT CHANGED YEARS AGO. I JUST ASSUMED WE COULD PULL OVER SAFELY IF I...
MY MOTHER'S 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY EXPERIENCED THE GAS PEDAL STICKING ON HER CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS, IN 2006, TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF AFTER A STOP OR AFTER STARTING UP THE CAR. THIS WAS EXPERIENCED OVER A 3 MONTH PERIOD WHEREIN IT WOULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 5-1...
Mileage: 98,388
I DRIVE A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY CE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM AN IDLE, LOW RPM, OR LOW MPH. THE STICKY ACCELERATOR CAN BE CURED BY COMING OFF THE PEDAL 100% AND GRADUALLY DEPRESSING IT AGAIN. FOR SOME REASON, THE ACCELERAT...
Mileage: 92,800
EGR VALVE BROKEN AND VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE NOT WORKING. ENGINE DIES (SOMETIMES TOTALLY DIES AND SOMETIMES DIES AND STARTS AFTER A MOMENT) AFTER TAKING EXIT FROM HIGHWAYS AND SOMETIMES ON HIGHWAYS AT 65 M/HR. STEERING GETS LOCKED (CANNOT TURN) BECAUSE ENGINE DIES OUT. FORTUNATELY DIDN'T INVOLVE I...
Mileage: 81,446
AS I WAS DRIVING, THE TACHOMETER WOULD RACE HIGHER AS THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT REGISTER. THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN AND I HAD TO RAPIDLY PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL FOR SPURTED ACCELERATION NOT UNDER MY CONTROL. IF I WAS USING THE SPEED CONTROL DEVICE, IT WOULD SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BETWEEN 2...
Mileage: 284,000
GAS PEDAL IN MY 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY BECOMES HARDER TO PRESS. I HAVE TO TAP MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL TO MAKE IT WORKS. IT WORKS FINE FOR FEW TIMES AND AGAIN IT BECOMES HARD. THIS HAPPENS EVERYDAY. I DON'T REMEMBER EXACT DATE WHEN I HAD NOTICED THIS BUT IT HAS BEEN LIKE THAT FOR PAST THREE YEARS. I HAD NOT ...
CAMRY GAS PEDAL SELF-ACCELERATING. WE HAD A TOYOTA CAMRY 1998 (BOUGHT IN TOYOTA, MORRISTOWN, NJ IN FEB, 1998). BY ABOUT 2003, THE GAS PEDAL BEHAVED A LITTLE FUNNY. WHEN THE CAR WAS STANDING STILL, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN YOU PRESS ON IT. BUT IT WOULD JERK AND SUDDENLY SPEED UP WHEN YOU ...
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SHE NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL SLIGHTLY BECAME STUCK AND REQUIRED MORE THAN NORMAL PRESSURE IN ORDER TO PRESS THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12...
Mileage: 124,960
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 1997. HE STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY REMAIN STUCK IN POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXHIBITED MOST FREQUENTLY WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. ...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THE EDDIE BAUER EB ADJ BOOSTER CAR SEAT (MODEL 22880-MTTA) IN 3 DIFFERENT CARS AND IT SIMPLY WILL NOT TIGHTEN INTO PLACE. IT'S AS IF THE SHAPE OF THE CAR SEAT IS AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND THUS WILL NOT FIT INTO THE SEAT OF THE CAR. IF THE BASE SITS FLAT ON THE SEAT OF THE ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE EXITING THE DRIVE- WAY AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION INTO THE BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS MODERATELY DAMAGED, BUT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BUILDING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. TH...
Mileage: 149,000
MY WIFE STARTED UP HER 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY, SLOWLY MADE A RIGHT TURN WHEN SUDDENLY THE AUTOMOBILE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED, JUMPED THE CURB, KNOCKED OVER A PARKING METER AND HIT THE SIDE OF AN APARTMENT HOUSE. SHE WAS NOT HURT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DESPITE THE IMPACT. TOYOTA, WHICH HAD ...
Mileage: 40,000
MY WIFE STARTED UP HER 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY, SLOWLY MADE A RIGHT TURN WHEN SUDDENLY THE AUTOMOBILE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED, JUMPED THE CURB, KNOCKED OVER A PARKING METER AND HIT THE SIDE OF AN APARTMENT HOUSE. SHE WAS NOT HURT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DESPITE THE IMPACT. TOYOTA, WHICH HAD ...
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT VERY LOW SPEEDS THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FLOOR MAT ADVISORY IS NOT RELATED TO THE ...
Mileage: 23,900
THE BALANCE SHAFT HIT THE OIL PAN AND MADE A HOLE IN THE ENGINE AND THE OIL SPREAD ALL OVER THE ENGINE THAT LED TO LOT OF SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 119,181
REAR PASSENGER BELT STUCK AND WILL NOT MOVE. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL CONDITIONS THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED FLAMES FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE F...
Mileage: 150,000
CRASH. MY DAUGHTER DRIVING MY CAR ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A LEFT TURN AGAINST TRAFFIC ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. ONCOMING LARGE SUV. LOST IN SHADOW OF LARGE TREE SUV DARK GRAY GOING 30 MPH APPROX. HIT HEAD ON WITH MY TOYOTA CAMRY LE 1998. THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. NO ...
Mileage: 156,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 AND FAILURE M...
Mileage: 119,700
I BOUGHT 98 TOYOTA CAMRY 3MOS AGO, THE CAR PULLS ACROSS ROAD, I FIGURED NEEDED ALIGNMENT AND I KNEW IT NEEDED STRUTS,, I HAD STRUTS , AXLE REPLACED THEN NEW TIRES AND BROUGHT TO RUSTY WALLACE FOR ALIGNMENT. THEY DID ALIGNMENT, I LEFT CAR STILL PULLS I BROUGHT BACK AND THEY RECHECKED STILL PULLS SAID...
Mileage: 150,000
THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT SUDDENLY WILL NOT RETRACT. THE REAR SIDE SEATBELTS SEEM TO GET STUCK EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. MY BROTHER PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM OUR MOM (WHO HAS BEEN THE ONLY OWNER) LAST YEAR, AND WERE WONDERING IF SHE MISSED A RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 97,127
1. FRONT SPRING RETAINER COLLAPSED INTO TIRE AND SHREDDED TIRE IN MOTION, LOST CONTROL, REPLACED SHOCK ABSORBER ASSY' 2. REAR STABILIZER BAR SPLIT IN HALF, REAR WHEEL WOBBLED UNCONTROLLABLY CONDITION, TEMPORARY WELD, MUST BE REPLACED, PART AVAILABLE. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
1. FRONT SPRING RETAINER COLLAPSED INTO TIRE AND SHREDDED TIRE IN MOTION, LOST CONTROL, REPLACED SHOCK ABSORBER ASSY' 2. REAR STABILIZER BAR SPLIT IN HALF, REAR WHEEL WOBBLED UNCONTROLLABLY CONDITION, TEMPORARY WELD, MUST BE REPLACED, PART AVAILABLE. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
I HAVE A '98 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WITH A FRONT-END RATTLING NOISE EMANATING FROM THE SUSPENSION. WHEN I DRIVE OFF IN THE MORNING (COLD) OVER A MODERATELY BUMPY ROAD, ITS SOUNDS LIKE MY FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. THIS RATTLE IS DEFINITELY TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT AND DRIVING ME CRAZY. LOOKING AT THE W...
Mileage: 90,000
ON 2/21/2008 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY AUTO BURST INTO FLAMES. MY AUTO IS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY 4CYL. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO STATING THAT TOYOTA HAS AN ENGINE OIL SLUDGE DEFECT ON CERTAIN MODELS. MY AUTO IS ONE OF THEM. ADDITIONALLY THE NOTIF...
Mileage: 147,000
WE PURCHASED OUR 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM MY HUSBAND'S 70 YEAR OLD PARENTS LAST YEAR. THERE ARE 82,000 MILES AS OF 1/08. THERE ARE TWO BROKEN SEATBELTS IN THE BACK SEAT(PASSENGER SIDE AND MIDDLE), AND BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS EITHER DO NOT RETRACT OR HAVE TO BE MANUALLY FED BACK INTO THE RETRACTOR. IS ...
Mileage: 73,000
STEERING IS LOOSE CAR WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT. RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING. SEEMS TO BE TO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE RACK AND PINION FAILURES AND THE COST OF REPAIR. TOYOTA YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET YOUR ATTENTION? *TR
Mileage: 60,000
AIR INDUCTION HOSE ON 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY LE JAPAN BUILT IS FAILING. THE AIR INDUCTION HOSE FROM THE AIR FILTER BOX THAT LEADS TO THE THROTLE BODY IS CRACKING. AND I HAVE CHECKED INTO THIS MATTER FROM READING USER REVIEWS OF THIS YEAR MODEL CAR AND IM THE ONLY ONE WHO IS EXPERENCING THIS ISSUE. THE CA...
Mileage: 138,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION, SHE STRUCK AND DESTROYED A BICYCLE AND ON ANOTHER, SHE STRUCK THE REAR END OF A VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. SHE DAMAGED HER ...
Mileage: 49,750
FOR GENERAL TIRE ALTIMAX HP - DOT 65UV 3T4 2707, THE LAST FOUR DIGITS (2707) OF THE DOT TIRE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ARE ONLY MOLDED INTO ONE SIDE OF THE TIRE; YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE TIRE OR LIFT THE VEHICLE TO SEE THE FULL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, INCLUDING THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE, WHICH IS NEEDED TO R...
1998 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH ENGINE AND IGNITION COIL PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED IGNITION COILS. *KB
Mileage: 40,325
MY DAUGHTER HAS 2 1998 TOYOTA CAMRYS BOTH HAVE HAD MASSIVE ENGINE BLOCK FAILURE BY THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT, ONE RESULTED IN A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. HER FIRST CAMRY I HELPED HER BUY IT USED ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO (THIS CAR WAS ACTUALLY TITLED IN MY NAME) AND APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING AT HI...
Mileage: 172,095
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER SIGMA REGENT TIRES, SIZE P225/60R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CONSTANTLY UNDER-INFLATED AND HAVE ACCELERATED AIR LOSS. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A BUMP IN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE FAILURE CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL ...
Mileage: 82,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN RECALL # 99V307000 (STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE LOST COMPLETE C...
Mileage: 130,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN RECALL # 99V307000 (STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE LOST COMPLETE C...
Mileage: 130,000
THERE WAS NO PRIOR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CAR FIRE. THE DAY OF THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. AS THE CAR WAS TRAVELING, IT DECREASED AND INCREASED IN POWER QUICKLY AND FREQUENTLY. WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 80 THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, AND THE GAS WOULD NOT INCREASE THE SPEED...
PRIOR TO DRIVING CAR MY WIFE NOTICED TIRES APPEARED TO BE FINE BEFORE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED MY WIFE NOTICED CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. GRADUALLY DROVE OFF TOWARDS SHOULDER. TIRE SEPARATED AND LANDED ABOUT 20 FEET IN BACK OF CAR ON ROAD. ...
I OWN A TOYOTA CAMRY 1998 MODEL. THE ENGINE OIL LEAKS NON-STOP. SEVERAL MONTHS BACK I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WITH THE TOYOTA COMPANY. IT STATED THAT ALL TOYOTA CAMRYS 1998 HAD AN ENGINE OIL LEAK DEFECT, AND AS PER THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT I COULD TAKE MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEAL...
CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA CLAIM # 6264005. **CC CONTINENTAL TIRE 195/70HR14, CONTI TS 772. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED NOV 2005 AND FAILED JULY 2006. THE TIRE BLEWOUT AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *NM
Mileage: 62,876
TL* - THE CONTACT STATES THAT IN DECEMBER OF 2001 3 OUT OF HER 4 DOOR HANDLES FAILED. THE ONLY ONE THAT DIDN'T FAIL WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE, SINCE IT WAS RARELY USED. THEN ON DECEMBER 11 OF 2006 THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR HANDLE FAILED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERN BECAUSE ON 12/06/06 THE FRONT...
Mileage: 38,199
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE BLEW. SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE INSPECTION DETERMINED A LIFTER ROD HAD FRACTURED AND BLOWN OU...
Mileage: 82,000
BLUE SMOKE COME FROM TAIL PIPE AFTER CAR SIT FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT OR SOMETHING ON THAT SIDE RATTLE. THE DATE IS WHEN I FIRST HEARD THE NOISE BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HEARD THE NOISE A YEAR OR TWO AFTER PURCHASE,SHE HAD THE STRUTS CHANGED AND THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. *NM
BLUE SMOKE COME FROM TAIL PIPE AFTER CAR SIT FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT OR SOMETHING ON THAT SIDE RATTLE. THE DATE IS WHEN I FIRST HEARD THE NOISE BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HEARD THE NOISE A YEAR OR TWO AFTER PURCHASE,SHE HAD THE STRUTS CHANGED AND THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. *NM
I STARTED SMELLING GAS ODORS INSIDE OF THE CAR AFTER FILLING THE TANK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN JULY 2006 AND TOLD THEM THAT I ALSO SAW GAS DRIPPING ON THE GROUND. THEY FOUND NOTHING. I CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SMELL. TWO WEEKS AGO I SMELLED THE FUMES INSIDE AND SAW LEAK. DEALER REPLACED GAS TA...
Mileage: 83,000
GAS PEDAL CONSTANTLY STICKS. HAVE TO PRESS IT HARD TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY, ESPECIALLY AFTER STOPPING FOR LIGHT. UNABLE TO PROCEED NORMALLY WHEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN ,MUST GIVE THE GAS PEDAL A QUICK JOLT TO GO. TOYOTA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FOR A RECALL. *NM
JUST RECENTLY MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. I CALLED TOYOTA TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS A RECALL PERHAPS AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS NOT AND I WAS SURPRISED ONLY BECAUSE THAT THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE IN EVENT THAT I WAS EVER IN A ACCIDENT. AIR BAGS HAVE NOT REACHED 10 YRS OLD YET AND THEY ARE CAUSING...
GAS PEDAL STICKS. ONE DAY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP FROM A RED TO GREEN LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, SO I HAD TO PUSH DOWN HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE THE CAR GO. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR 98 CAMRY'S. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS COMING FROM 0 MPH GOING TO AN UNKNOWN S...
THIS DESCRIPTION IS IN REFERENCE TO A CONTINUING MECHANICAL ERROR THAT HAS AFFECTED MY 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY LE AND THE TERRIBLE WAY MY SITUATION HAS BEEN DEALT WITH BY TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE. TO SUMMARIZE, AFTER A ROUTINE CHECK OF MY ENGINE OIL LEVEL ON OCTOBER 28TH, 2004, I DISCOVERED THAT THE BOTT...
Mileage: 40,000
PULLING 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY INTO PARKING SPACE. FOOT ON BRAKE. PUT INTO PARK. CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN ACCELERATING. TRIED REVERSE, DIDN'T STOP. TRIED PARK AGAIN STANDING ON BRAKES. DIDN'T STOP. WENT OVER CURB DOWN HILL INTO CREEK. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN FRONT OF CAR HIT BANK OF CREEK. SAW PU...
Mileage: 108,000
PULLING 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY INTO PARKING SPACE. FOOT ON BRAKE. PUT INTO PARK. CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN ACCELERATING. TRIED REVERSE, DIDN'T STOP. TRIED PARK AGAIN STANDING ON BRAKES. DIDN'T STOP. WENT OVER CURB DOWN HILL INTO CREEK. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN FRONT OF CAR HIT BANK OF CREEK. SAW PU...
Mileage: 108,000
PULLING 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY INTO PARKING SPACE. FOOT ON BRAKE. PUT INTO PARK. CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN ACCELERATING. TRIED REVERSE, DIDN'T STOP. TRIED PARK AGAIN STANDING ON BRAKES. DIDN'T STOP. WENT OVER CURB DOWN HILL INTO CREEK. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN FRONT OF CAR HIT BANK OF CREEK. SAW PU...
Mileage: 108,000
PULLING 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY INTO PARKING SPACE. FOOT ON BRAKE. PUT INTO PARK. CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN ACCELERATING. TRIED REVERSE, DIDN'T STOP. TRIED PARK AGAIN STANDING ON BRAKES. DIDN'T STOP. WENT OVER CURB DOWN HILL INTO CREEK. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN FRONT OF CAR HIT BANK OF CREEK. SAW PU...
Mileage: 108,000
ENGINE STARTS AND STALLS. RPM'S WON'T STAY UP. HAVE TO USE GAS AND BRAKE TOGETHER UNTIL IDLE STAYS UP ENOUGH TO KEEP CAR RUNNING. IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE REPLACED @ 38,315 MI ON 6/20/02. REPLACED AGAIN @ 45,703 MI ON 8/22/03. SERVICE MGR SAID THEY HAVE "CHANGED MANUFACTURERS, SO SHOULD BE OK NOW"....
SEAT BELT ON MY 98 TOYOTA CAMRY MALFUNCTIONED WILL NOT RETRACT. MY 5 YEAR OLD WAS PULLING ON THE SEAT BELT AND PULLED IT OUT ALL THE WAY. DEALER SAID HE WOULD FIX FOR $200.00 I ASKED HIM WHY THEY DON'T FIX IT FOR FREE SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT'S WHAT THEY CHARGE. *JB
Mileage: 68,000
1998 CAMRY, 4 CYLINDER, 62650 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 50 MPH SPEED, HEARD AN UNUSUAL SOUND AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND FOUND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE ENGINE AND THE OIL DIP STICK WAS SHEARED IN TO 2 PIECES. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE ...
Mileage: 62,670
LOOSE TIRE AIR PRESSURE. VALVES AND TIRES CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES. NO EXPLANATION EVERY TWO TO THREE WEEKS I AM STOPPING TO PUT AIR IN TIRES. PSI SHOULD BE 35 BUT DROPS TO 20 WITH NO EXPLANATION. CAUSES DIFFICULTY IN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *JB
LOOSE TIRE AIR PRESSURE. VALVES AND TIRES CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES. NO EXPLANATION EVERY TWO TO THREE WEEKS I AM STOPPING TO PUT AIR IN TIRES. PSI SHOULD BE 35 BUT DROPS TO 20 WITH NO EXPLANATION. CAUSES DIFFICULTY IN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *JB
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN MAY 2000 STATING THAT HIS 1998 CAMRY HAD THE POTENTIAL OF OIL GELLING OR SLUDGING. *TS THE LETTER ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD BE DIAGNOSED BY THE PRESENCE OF BLUE SMOKE OR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE DIDN'T ...
MY MOTHER JUST HAD AN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING AND FROM HER DESCRIBING THAT 98 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND BREAK SEEMED NOT WORKING AT ALL. SO I STARTED LOOKING FOR VEHICLE RECALLS AND DEFECTS THEN I REALIZED THIS ACCIDENT MY MOTHER HAD COULD BE CAUSED BY DEFECTS. IF YOU JUST LOOK, YOU COULD ...
MY MOTHER JUST HAD AN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING AND FROM HER DESCRIBING THAT 98 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND BREAK SEEMED NOT WORKING AT ALL. SO I STARTED LOOKING FOR VEHICLE RECALLS AND DEFECTS THEN I REALIZED THIS ACCIDENT MY MOTHER HAD COULD BE CAUSED BY DEFECTS. IF YOU JUST LOOK, YOU COULD ...
MY MOTHER JUST HAD AN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING AND FROM HER DESCRIBING THAT 98 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND BREAK SEEMED NOT WORKING AT ALL. SO I STARTED LOOKING FOR VEHICLE RECALLS AND DEFECTS THEN I REALIZED THIS ACCIDENT MY MOTHER HAD COULD BE CAUSED BY DEFECTS. IF YOU JUST LOOK, YOU COULD ...
DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE. UPON PULLING OPEN THE DOOR HANDLE IT BROKE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTO SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE HANDLE WAS MADE OF POOR QUALITY PLASTIC THAT WAS VERY FRAGILE. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY INCIDENT WITH TH...
Mileage: 100,000
ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE DRIVER-SIDE REAR SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. I CHOSE NOT TO GET IT REPLACED, BECAUSE MY CHILD RIDES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. NOW THE PASSENGER-SIDE REAR SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. MY CHILD IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO SIT IN A BOOSTER SEAT IN THE BACK, AND IT IS VERY AWKWA...
CONSUMER MECHANIC FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE COLUMN POST ABOUT TO COME LOOSE SO THAT THE DRIVER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. *TS THE MECHANIC ALSO DISCOVERED THAT BOTH AIR BAGS WERE NOT COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED. PARTS WERE ON TOP OF THE AIR BAG BUT NOT INSTALLED. *JB
CONSUMER MECHANIC FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE COLUMN POST ABOUT TO COME LOOSE SO THAT THE DRIVER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. *TS THE MECHANIC ALSO DISCOVERED THAT BOTH AIR BAGS WERE NOT COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED. PARTS WERE ON TOP OF THE AIR BAG BUT NOT INSTALLED. *JB
A PROBLEM WITH WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST WHEN STARTING THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME EACH DAY. BURNS OFF QUICKLY BUT SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS AT ALL. DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM MAY BE A VALVE LIFTER, BUT THAT THIS CAR IS TOO NEW FOR THAT. CAR HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. CONCERNED ABOUT SMOKE AND FIR...
Mileage: 79,500
DT: THE STEAM SEAL VALVE IS LEAKING OIL TO THE CHAMBER OF THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IN APRIL 2005. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD AND IT IS STARTED THERE IS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
Mileage: 70,000
DT: WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN THE RAIN ON 8/28/2002 THERE WAS A TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK IN FRONT WITH THE TAILGATE DOWN. THE DRIVER WAS TALKING ON HIS CELL PHONE. WHILE GOING OVER A HILL IN TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK IN FRONT HAD BAD BRAKE LIGHTS. THE TRUCK WAS ABOUT 30 YARDS IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S...
Mileage: 29,645
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE WHEN HE REALIZED THAT SOMETHING WAS OBSTRUCTING THE PEDAL. HE MANAGED TO RELEASE THE OBSTRUCTION AND PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT IT WAS . IT APPEARED TO BE A PIECE OF THE AIR DUCT WHICH SOMEHOW CAME LOOSE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE PART TO THE DEALER SO THEY COUL...
Mileage: 74,798
DT: ON 7/7/05, THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED BY OWNER. SHE RECEIVED RECALL SSCXOC6 NOTICE, BUT DID NOT RECALL WHETHER SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER BEFORE OR AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE. OWNER CALLED TOYOTA TO HAVE THEM CHECK RECALL LETTER TO SEE IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE WORK ...
Mileage: 40,000
DT: THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK ON THE LEFT LOCKED ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO, COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT. ABOUT 6 WEEKS LATER THE RIGHT ONE WOULD NOT RETRACT. TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA, AND WAS TOLD IT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER , DID HAVE THEM REPLACED, BUT THEY WERE HARDLY EVER USED...
CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY HER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. *JB
REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. I NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FROM CONSUMERS. I BELIEVE IT IS TIME THE MANUFACTURER TOOK NOTE OF THIS PROBLEM.
1998 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 2.2L 4-CYLINDER ENGINE, 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. STATER KEPT CRANKING EVEN WITH KEY REMOVED UNITL THE CAR WAS ON FIRE.
Mileage: 75,000
WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN, THE STEERING CONTINUED TO TURN RIGHT AND THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED INTO A STONE WALL. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONSUMERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST AND ...
Mileage: 54,000
WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN, THE STEERING CONTINUED TO TURN RIGHT AND THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED INTO A STONE WALL. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONSUMERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST AND ...
Mileage: 54,000
WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN, THE STEERING CONTINUED TO TURN RIGHT AND THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED INTO A STONE WALL. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONSUMERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST AND ...
Mileage: 54,000
I BROUGHT MY 98 CAMRY INTO TOYOTA CITY IN MAMARONECK, NY ON 11/6/03 BECAUSE OF BLUE SMOKE THAT WAS COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. SEALS WERE REPLACED BUT THERE WAS STILL LEAKING OF OIL. ON 6/2/04 THE CAMRY HAS MORE REPAIRS DONE WITH GASKETS AND SEALS REPLACED BUT STILL THERE WAS OIL LEAKING . I BROUG...
Mileage: 122,000
ACCELERATOR PEDAL FREQUENTLY STICKS CAUSING CAR TO SURGE WHEN DRIVER DEPRESSES PEDAL. REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACK. TOYOTA ADVISED THAT THEY DO NOT WARRANTY THEIR SEAT BELTS AFTER 36,00 MILES. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WAS CONTRIBUTED BY FREQUENTLY USING CHILD SEATS. *JB
Mileage: 37,000
ABS, TRACTION LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF. *NM
ABS, TRACTION LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF. *NM
MY 1998 TOYOTA CAMERY ALWAYS BURNED SOME OIL.THEN AT ABOUT 108000 MILES IT STARTED BURNING OIL AT A RAPID PACE. I BROUGHT IT IN TO TOYOTA TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT FOR THE OIL SLUDGING PROBLEM ,WHICH THEY KNOW OF.THEY SAID MY ENGINE IS SHOT AND I DID NOT HAVE THE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM, SO THEY WOULD NOT COV...
Mileage: 108,000
WE OWN A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY VIN [XXX], AND WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS CAR. ABOUT A ONE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, WE REPLACED THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL UNIT FOR APPROXIMATELY $400.00. THE CAMRY HAD PROBLEMS STARTING WHEN IT IS COLD, AND THE HAYWARD CALIFORNIA TOYOTA DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE US ANOTHER...
Mileage: 78,012
ALL 4 STRUTS WORN-OUT AND LEAKING ON A VEHICLE LESS THAN 60,000 MILES . DRIVING WITH BAD STRUTS WAS HORRIBLE! VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE. WAS TOLD BY AUTO SHOP THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 1998 CAMRY. THE RESULT WAS A REPAIR BILL OF $800.00. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE ALL 4 STRUTS SO REPLA...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: OPENED GARAGE DOOR WITH REMOTE. STEPPED LIGHTLY ON GAS PEDAL TO ENTER GARAGE. CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. STEPPED ON BRAKES BUT CAR DID NOT STOP. CAR CRASHED THROUGH INTERIOR GARAGE WALL AND THROUGH CLOSET IN ADJOINING BEDROOM. COUSE OF PROBLEM IS BEING INVESTIGAT...
Mileage: 80,631
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: OPENED GARAGE DOOR WITH REMOTE. STEPPED LIGHTLY ON GAS PEDAL TO ENTER GARAGE. CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. STEPPED ON BRAKES BUT CAR DID NOT STOP. CAR CRASHED THROUGH INTERIOR GARAGE WALL AND THROUGH CLOSET IN ADJOINING BEDROOM. COUSE OF PROBLEM IS BEING INVESTIGAT...
Mileage: 80,631
OWNER DRIVING VEHICLE, CAME TO A STOP, BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, ENGINE BLEW A ROD THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT BEYOND RECOGNITION WITHIN 15 MINUTES. VEHICLE INVESTIGATION FOLLOWED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUILD UP OF SLUDGE FROM ENGINE OIL. COMPANY D...
Mileage: 93,600
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. AFTER REVIEWING THE TIRE, THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CENTER HAD SEPARATED. *JB *TC
Mileage: 74,900
THE CHILD WAS FASTENED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. THE CHILD LEANED OVER TO LAY IN THE SEAT AND SLIPPED HER HEAD AND SHOULDER IN THE CENTER RETRACTABLE SEAT BELT. WHEN THE CHILD MOVED SUDDENLY TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOW THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AROUND HER NECK, STRANGLING HER. THE MORE THE C...
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER STATED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE UNBALANCED THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 46,000
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER STATED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE UNBALANCED THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 46,000
PROBLEM WITH SUSPENSION. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB
Mileage: 37,000
1. THE AUTOMOBILE WOULD SHIMMY, SHAKE AND STOP OPERATING SUDDENLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS LEAD TO SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENT SCENARIOS. . WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE WOULD CUT OFF IT PREVENTED THE DRIVER FROM PROCEEDING ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND AT INTERSECTIONS CA...
Mileage: 45,000
ON A COLD START, THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED. THE CAR WAS TAKING TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PART WAS REPLACED. OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
I SHIFTED FROM "PARK" TO "DRIVE", THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY CABLE BROKE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. A DEALERSHIP CLAIMED TO HAVE PART IN STOCK, UPON ARRIVAL I WAS TOLD PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO ME FOR PURCHASE. I SPECIAL ORDERED & PAID FOR THE PART & WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE IN 8/11/04. ON THAT DA...
Mileage: 50,000
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. THE RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE ACCIDENT FOR 40-4000046657. *JB
Mileage: 98,000
AT STOP SIGNS OR RED LIGHTS,THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTS SINKING DOWN AND VEHICLE STARTS MOVING EVEN WHEN MAXIMUM BRAKE FORCE IS APPLIED.CUSTOMER PAID THE DEALER REPLACE THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER ON 04/10/2003 AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. *AK
Mileage: 80,000
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED IT WOULD COST $90 JUST TO TEST THE SYSTEM. *NM
Mileage: 41,138
THE PAINT ON THE HOOD OF MY CAR IS PEELING OFF. IT FIRST BEGAN TO BUBBLE AND THEN PEEL. THE AREAS ARE VERY LARGE AND IT LOOKS TERRIBLE. I BELIEVE IT HAS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE PAINT JOB BECAUSE THE REST OF THE PAINT IS FINT. *AK
Mileage: 55,000
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. *AK NO PARTS WERE REPLACED, THE BOLTS WERE TIGHTENED. *SC *JB
Mileage: 24,192
CONSUMER NOTICED REAR LEFT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT. AFTER RELEASING BUCKETS LOCK MECHANISM BROKE. DEALER INDICATED SORRY YOU DON'T HAVE NO LONGER WARRANTY, WOULD COST YOU $300.00 AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
2 OF MY 3 REAR SEAT BELTS WOULDN'T RETRACT. THEY BROKE WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE SYSTEM REPLACED. *J B
WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE DIED AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON A DUAL LANE HIGHWAY. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE CAR MOMENTUM DIED. WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE "ENGINE CHECK" LIGHT WAS LIT.*AK CAR WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE REPAIR STATION THAT EVENING. SERVICE STATION FOUND THE WATER PUMP FAIL...
Mileage: 58,430
WHEN THE CONSUMER UNLATCHED THE SEAT BELT, IT DID NOT RETRACT. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK BOTH THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT AND THERE WAS A VIBRATION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WAS FELT MORE WHEN BRAKING. *SC *JB
Mileage: 87,844
WHEN THE CONSUMER UNLATCHED THE SEAT BELT, IT DID NOT RETRACT. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK BOTH THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT AND THERE WAS A VIBRATION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WAS FELT MORE WHEN BRAKING. *SC *JB
Mileage: 87,844
WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO DISENGAGE IT THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL FORWARD AND BACK TO OBTAIN ACCELERATION. THE ...
Mileage: 83,000
ENGINE SLUDGE. NOT YET FAILED BUT INEVITABLE IF NOT REPAIRED.*AK
Mileage: 87,000
RECALL 01V012000 CONCERNING ACCELERATOR CABLE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROLLED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED THE CRUISE CONTROL CRUISE WOULD BE SUSPENDED. AFTER THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED, THE CRUISE COULD BE USED AGAIN. *AK VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *SC *JB
Mileage: 65,000
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 TO 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK THE DRIVER SUFFERED A FRACTURED LEFT SHOULDER, MINOR INJURIES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND BRUISING TO HIS LEFT HIP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT AN ANTILOCK BRA...
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 TO 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK THE DRIVER SUFFERED A FRACTURED LEFT SHOULDER, MINOR INJURIES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND BRUISING TO HIS LEFT HIP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT AN ANTILOCK BRA...
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 TO 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK THE DRIVER SUFFERED A FRACTURED LEFT SHOULDER, MINOR INJURIES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND BRUISING TO HIS LEFT HIP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT AN ANTILOCK BRA...
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING, AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION FOR FIVE HOURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 35,612
THE DEFROSTER MALFUNCTIONED, AS A RESULT, THE WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS PRODUCED A WHITE FILM WHICH IMPAIRED THE VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 40,000
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT A HIGH SPEED THERE IS A DRUM NOISE, AND A DELAY IN BRAKING. *AK
Mileage: 24,000
CONSUMER WAS PULLING IN A PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, HITTING A CURB. IT CONTINUED TO SPEED, AND HIT A TREE, AND VEHICLE STOPPED BY HITTING A WALL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE NOT HURT. INSURANCE COMPANY ...
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT TURNED OFF WITH NO WARNING. I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR BACK ON AS I TRIED, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY ENGINE HAD SEIZED. MY CAR IS A 98 CAMARY WITH 75000 MILES WHICH WAS PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER AND HAS HAD ALL SERVICE CHEC...
DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE OFF (IN COLD WEATHER) WHEN I TIRED TO OPEN THE DOOR. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
CONSUMER INQUIRED AS TO WHAT SHE NEEDED TO DO TO MAKE HER VEHICLE SAFE. *PH *SC *JB
FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISE OVER BUMPS. THE MECHANICS I SENT IT TO DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING THE NOISE. I HAD ALL THE STRUTS AND SPRINGS CHANGED BUT THE NOISE PERSISTS. ALL THE PARTS WERE FROM THE DEALER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO AND IF THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THANK YOU FOR YOU...
Mileage: 80,000
IN DECEMBER STARTING ON THE 5TH MY REAR SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. A FEW WEEKS LATER A SECOND SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. *CB
Mileage: 90,000
I EXPERIENCED A TEXT BOOK CASE OF WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IS THE TOYOTA SLUDGE PROBLEM. I WANTED TO BRING IT IN TO MY CLOSEST TOYOTA DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE PROOF OF OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES (MANUAL SUGGESTS 7500) NOT TO BOTHER BECAUSE HAD NO LEG TO STAND ON AND WAS BASICALLY SCREW...
Mileage: 83,000
ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OIL GELLING OR SLUDGE.
Mileage: 93,613
CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM. MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS NOT COMMITTED TO TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WE ARE CURRENTLY STILL WORKING WITH THEM TO SEE IF THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.
Mileage: 123,000
ENGINE BLOW UP AND BLEW RODS, ROD BARS, CRANK, OIL PUMP, RINGS, PISTONS, THRUST WASHERS, SHIMS.
Mileage: 74,954
ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OIL GELLING.
Mileage: 56,000
MY CAMRY STARTED ACTING FUNNY. WHILE LEAVING WORK TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISES SO I PULLED OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK. THIS WAS WEDNESDAY JUNE 25, 2003. ON FRIDAY MORNING, MY HUSBAND WAS NOTIFIED THAT WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF...
Mileage: 98,000
ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGING.DEALER TOLD ME IT IS MY FAULT DO TO INFREQUENT OIL CHANGES.THEY SAY I NEED NEW ENGINE.I REPAIRED MYSELF SO IT IS DRIVABLE,BUT STILL HAS PROBLEMS.SOME KIND OF KNOCK AND OIL LEAK.I RECEIVED LETTER STATING TOYOTA WILL BACK THERE PRODUCT, BUT DEALER STILL WILL NOT HELP....
DRIVING THE CAMRY DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN OIL LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN 2-3 MILES I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND AS I ROLLED INTO A GAS STATION THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. WHEN TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS RUINED BUT CLAIMED IT WASN\\'T RELATED TO THE WELL-KNOWN OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM. T...
Mileage: 95,000
I CHANGED MY OIL AND THE ATTENDENT SAID THE OIL WAS GELLING UP. SINCE THAT DAY FOWARD MY CAR BURNS 4QUARTS OF OIL IN LESS THAN 200 MILES I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THE DEALER LESS THAN A YEAR IN A HALF AGO.(DEC 22,2002). NOT ONE GARAGE WANTS TO REPAIR MY VECHILE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OIL RINGS OR VALVES B...
Mileage: 62,000
THE ENGINE IN MY CAMRY BLEW. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND RUNNING FINE. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY OIL SLUDGING/GELLING. HOWEVER, THEY COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY THE ENGINE BLEW. ALL THEY COULD TELL ME IS THAT A PISTON BLEW THROUGH THE ENGINE. SINCE THEY CLAIME...
Mileage: 123,000
HAVE NOTICED FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT A LOT OF BLUE-BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHUAUST UPON STARTUP. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF TOYOTAS HAVE HAD ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP. NOW I'M CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE MAY FAIL SOON. I HAVE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES (SOME DONE...
Mileage: 77,500
WATER PUMP BURST AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER WAS AWAITING A REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT MECHANISM. *PH CC COPY TO NHTSA
WATER PUMP BURST AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER WAS AWAITING A REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT MECHANISM. *PH CC COPY TO NHTSA
CENTER REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. *AK THE FAILURE WAS UNEXPECTED AND SEEMED TO BE A DEFECT. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO USE THE CENTER BELT IN THE REAR SEAT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR COST. *SC
Mileage: 81,250
WHEN 98 CAMRY WAS FIRST BOUGHT IN SEPT 2000, I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAG LIGHT GOING OFF EVER SINCE IT WAS DRIVEN OFF LOT. DEALERSHIP FIXED AND I DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM EVER SINCE. IN JUNE 2003 I HAD FLOOR WIRING HARNESS REPLACED. THE END OF OCT, BEGINNING OF SEPT I NEEDED MY ALARM SYSTEM SWI...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED AN AIR FUEL RESERVOIR SENSOR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. POTENTIAL OF PROBLEM NOT YET IDENTIFIED. ALSO, DEALERSHIP INDICATED " THIS IS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *AK
THE ENGINE IN MY 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY THREW A ROD (#4) THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS, LIKE ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE OR LOSS OF POWER, BEFORE THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS 67000 MILES AND HAS HAD THE OIL CHANGED WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES. ALSO,...
Mileage: 67,000
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHICH CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND SMOKE BEGAN TO COME INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT. THE VEHI...
WHILE EXITING INTERSTATE 75S, 5-YEAR-OLD TOYOTA CAMRY MADE STRANGE ENGINE NOISES AND LATER BEGAN SMOKING HEAVILY. AFTER SMOKE CLEARED, THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. MECHANIC SAID THAT COULD BE ENGINE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM AND/OR "THROWN ROD." DEALER COMPLETED 5-YEAR-MAINTENANCE CHECK ON 8/28/03. ...
Mileage: 81,000
WHILE EXITING INTERSTATE 75S, 5-YEAR-OLD TOYOTA CAMRY MADE STRANGE ENGINE NOISES AND LATER BEGAN SMOKING HEAVILY. AFTER SMOKE CLEARED, THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. MECHANIC SAID THAT COULD BE ENGINE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM AND/OR "THROWN ROD." DEALER COMPLETED 5-YEAR-MAINTENANCE CHECK ON 8/28/03. ...
Mileage: 81,000
THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. I REPLACED GAS CAP AND NO HELP. *LA
FRONT NOISE IF PASSING OVER BUMPS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS VERY COMMON TO TOYOTA CAMRYS FOR THIS YEAR THE DEALER STATES THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF THE NOISE IS TO REPLACE THE FRONT STRUTS AT COST TO ME. *LA
Mileage: 60,000
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION. *MR TOYOTA OVER FILLED THE TRANSMISSION BY 1 1/2 QUARTS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OKAY. TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED TO DRAIN. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING TROUBLES CLIMBING ON INCLINES. THERE WERE VIBRATIONS WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH AND OVER, AND CONST...
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION. *MR TOYOTA OVER FILLED THE TRANSMISSION BY 1 1/2 QUARTS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OKAY. TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED TO DRAIN. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING TROUBLES CLIMBING ON INCLINES. THERE WERE VIBRATIONS WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH AND OVER, AND CONST...
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION. *MR TOYOTA OVER FILLED THE TRANSMISSION BY 1 1/2 QUARTS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OKAY. TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED TO DRAIN. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING TROUBLES CLIMBING ON INCLINES. THERE WERE VIBRATIONS WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH AND OVER, AND CONST...
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION. *MR TOYOTA OVER FILLED THE TRANSMISSION BY 1 1/2 QUARTS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OKAY. TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED TO DRAIN. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING TROUBLES CLIMBING ON INCLINES. THERE WERE VIBRATIONS WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH AND OVER, AND CONST...
REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. THE DEALER SAID IT'S NOT COVERED BECAUSE OF MILEAGE OVER 60,000. SEAT BELTS TOO LARGE NOW TO PROVIDE PROTECTION TO KIDS. *LA
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN MAY 1998. I HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES THE FIRST TIME BEING 11/8/99. I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES OF FRONT END NOISE, CAR DRIFTING, AND STEERING VIBRATIONS. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS EITHER INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE, OUT OF BALANCE OR ALIGNMENT. MOST OF THE TI...
I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN MAY 1998. I HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES THE FIRST TIME BEING 11/8/99. I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES OF FRONT END NOISE, CAR DRIFTING, AND STEERING VIBRATIONS. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS EITHER INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE, OUT OF BALANCE OR ALIGNMENT. MOST OF THE TI...
I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN MAY 1998. I HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES THE FIRST TIME BEING 11/8/99. I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES OF FRONT END NOISE, CAR DRIFTING, AND STEERING VIBRATIONS. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS EITHER INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE, OUT OF BALANCE OR ALIGNMENT. MOST OF THE TI...
I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-15 AND THE TREAD OF THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TORE OFF ,WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FENDER,SIGNAL LIGHT & BUMPER.*AK
THE ENGINE BLEW IN MY 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. IT HAD 12300 MILEAGE AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED WITH NO PREWARNINGS THAT THERE WAS ANY ENGINE TROUBLE. I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA CORPORATION MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, WARNING OF OIL SLUDGING/GELLING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR MODEL. THE LETTER STATE...
Mileage: 123,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT HE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 15 MPH. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE, BUT VEHICLE WILL STOP. DEALER REPLACED BRFAKE ROTORS AND PADS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE, BUT VEHICLE WILL STOP. DEALER REPLACED BRFAKE ROTORS AND PADS. *AK
CONSUMER HAD TWO ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
IN 65,000 MILES THE FUEL SENSOR HAS FAILED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. CHECKED ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ON.*AK
THE SUSPENSION OF MY 1998 CAMRY LE HAS BEEN HAVING NOISES WHEN PASS THE SPEED HUMPS FOR TWO YEARS. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HEARD SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL YET. IT MAKE ME VERY CONCERNED. *NLM
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN STARTED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. *NLM
1998 TOYOTA CAMRY EMISSION RELATED REPAIRS. *MR ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHO STATED THE EMISSIONS VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA IN REFERENCE TO REIMBURSEMENT OF EMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS AND WAS DENIED. ...
Mileage: 98,000
AIR BAG SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. *MR PH
Mileage: 73,033
EXPERIENCED A TEXT BOOK CASE OF WHAT HAS BECOME KNOWN AS THE "TOYOTA SLUDGE ENGINE" PROBLEM. CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT SPA PROGRAM WHO REFERRED ME TO THE LOCAL DEALER. HE SAID UNLESS I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES (MANUAL SAYS 7500) THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL A...
Mileage: 83,000
BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. OCCURRED JUST AFTER 60,000 MILES AND DEALER SAID NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW 109,672. *JB
Mileage: 61,000
JUST BEFORE 30,000 MILES MY RIGHT FONT SUSPENSION BEGAN TO RATTLE OCCASIONALLY. THE CAR NOW HAS 93,000 MILES AND THE RATTLE IS STILL HEARD NOW AND THEN. NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE SHOP HAVE NOT TURNED UP ANY CAUSE. *JB
Mileage: 29,604
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Mileage: 76,000
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE PADS DID NOT FIT CORRECTLY. *NLM
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, AND THE EMISSION VALVE(S) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MR SCC *JB
Mileage: 98,000
INQUIRY ON RECALLS FOR 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. MR RECALL #99V307000/STEERING WHEEL & HANDLE BAR, AND RECALL#01V012000/VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SCC *JB
SIMPLY PUT. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. MY WIFE HAS FOUND THE GAS PEDAL TO STICK WHILE SHE IS DRIVING. IN THE PAST, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD COME UP IN A SECOND OR SO. SHE DID NOT REALIZE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. SHE THOUGHT HER SHOE WAS GETTING IN THE WAY OR SOMETHING. BUT ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 12TH THE PE...
Mileage: 50,097
FRONT SUSPENSION, NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS, UNEVEN PAVEMENT. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE. DEALER SUGGESTS TRYING DIFFERENT PARTS BUT NONE SEEMS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ITS GETTING EXPENSIVE AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THE SERVICE TECH STATED HIS WIFE HAS THE SAME CAR AND IT HAS THE SAME...
Mileage: 68,000
THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *NLM
Mileage: 190,480
THER MASTER BRAKE CYCLINDER INTERMITTENT.
Mileage: 23,317
I AM EXPERIENCING A WHITE SMOKE UPON START UP OF VEHICLE, ONLY IN THE MORNING COMING OUT OF THE EXAUST PIPE. I ONLY HAVE 79,000 MILES ON VEHICLE.
Mileage: 79,000
'98 TOYOTA CAMRY--OIL LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN 2-3 MILES I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A SERVICE STATION AND AS I DID SO THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN KNOCKING. WHEN TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER HE SAID THE ENGINE WAS GONE OUT (RUINED). THIS VEHICLE HAD HAD OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000-5000 MILES. DEALER CLAIMED THIS ...
Mileage: 95,000
THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL FELL OFF GOING 10MPH. THE SPINDLE BROKE OFF COMPLETELY.
Mileage: 79,800
WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, WITHIN 5-8 MINUTES THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT, ALTHOUGH OBVIOUS POTENTIA...
FRONT SUSPENTION SOUNDS LOOSE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN RAPID CONCESSION. GETTING LOUDER EVERY DAY AND CAN'T PINPOINT THE PROBLEM
Mileage: 31
SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY WHEN VEHICLE IS EXITED. IT GETS CAUGHT IN DOOR AND IS DAMAGED AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME BY THE DOOR BEING SLAMMED AGAINST IT.
FRONT SUPENSION MAKES CLUNKING AND BANGING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER EVEN SMALL POT HOLES. NOISE GETS MUCH WORSE WITH LARGER POT HOLES. NOISE STARTED AROUND 25K MILES.SUSPECT FRONT STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS.
Mileage: 25,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT RIGHT STRUTS SNAPPED CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Mileage: 41,000
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENTLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. (MODULE SENSOR) DEALER HAS INSPECTED SINCE 1998 AND PROBLEM COULD NO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
WHEN RELEASING FOOT FROM THE GAS, THE GAS PEDAL WILL SOMETIMES LOCK IN THE IDLE POSITION REQUIRING EXTRA FORCE TO RELEASE IT RESULTING IN A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TS
Mileage: 80,000
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD 70000 MILES AND THERE WERE GOING TO GET THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS THEY CO...
DEALER CLAIMS THAT I DAMAGED THE CHARCOAL CANISTER BY 'TOPPING OFF" THE GAS TANK. HIS DEFINITION OF "TOPPING OFF" IS TO FILL UNTIL THE PUMP SHUTS OFF, THEN ADD A LITTLE MORE TO GET A ROUND NUMBER TOTAL COST. SINCE MOST PEOPLE "TOP OFF" THE TANK USING THIS DEFINITION, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS MUST B...
THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WAS FAULTY WHICH CAUSED A KNOCKING AND SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *MR *NLM
Mileage: 42,000
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *MR *NLM
Mileage: 42,000
TIRE BLOW OUT, ALMOST INTO 2 PEICES SEPERATING THREAD ON FREE WAY. TIRE IS 3 MONTHS OLD, WITH 4000 MILES. DT
THE VEHICLE'S ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED AND THE DEALER CAN NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER PROBLEM COULD BE WITH EITHER THE ABS ACTUATOR OR THE INTERNAL ECU LEAVING AN OPEN SOURCE CODE. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM CAN NOT ...
IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE HAS FAILED 2 TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AT TOYOTA OF HUNTINGTON BEACH. FIRST TIME ON 3/23/2001 AND SECOND TIME ON 1/17/2002. IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS OF PAST FAILURES STARTING TO APPEAR AGAIN, AS OF ABOUT 10/1/2002. DT
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE TRAVELING THE CONSUMER HAD NO WAY OF BELTING IN THE CHILDERN DUE TO THE LATCHES IN THE REAR SEAT NOT WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. NLM
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 40 THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO OIL GELATION. MR
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. CONSUMER CAN HEAR WATER IN ENGINE. THIS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. CONSUMER CAN HEAR WATER IN ENGINE. THIS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE CAR AT ALL. RECALL 01V0120000 DID NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. *AK
I AM CONCERNED WHY IT IS THAT TOYOTA DID NOT CONTACT ME WITH ONE OF THE LETTERS TELLING ME ABOUT ENGINE GEL UNTIL I CONTACTED THEM ABOUT ANOTHER ENGINE FAILURE THAT I HAD WITH ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY THAT HAVE THE TOYOTA'S THAT FALL UNDER THE ENGINE GEL CAMPAIGN AND THEY TOO HAVE NOT RE...
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER HOOD. NO INJURIES. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK
CONSUMERS 23 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT ALONG WITH HER FRIEND. WHERE THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE AN EXIT, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, CAUSING THEM A LIFE THREATENING EXPERIENCE. THE TWO RAN OF OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO BLOCK ...
WHILE SLIGHTLY APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCELERATING INTO A BUILDING.*AK
WHENEVER IT RAINS OR SNOWS DEFOGGER WILL JUST STOPPED WORKING. WINDOWS FOGGED UP, AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CLEARLY. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. *AK ALSO WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON TO ASSIST WITH THE HEATER, THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHT FLASHED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. ...
Mileage: 450
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON IMPACT, CAUSING CHEST INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK
PROBLEMS WITH REAR SUSPENSION BOTTOMING OUT GOING OVER DIPS, BUMPS, ETC. HAVE BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED OVER TIME. ANYTIME YOU HAVE ANY PASSENGERS, EVEN ONE SMALL CHILD, IN REAR SEAT, THE CAR BOTTOMS OUT AND SCRAPES THE STREET SURFACE. EVEN BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED, CAU...
ACCELERATER PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CONSUMER HIT A BUILDING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ON 2/9/2002 DRIVING ON THE 55 CLOSE TO THE 91 FREEWAY WE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. WE BARELY HAD TIME TO PARK IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE BRAKES WERE ALREADY BURNING SO WE HAD TO COAST TO A COMPLETE STOP.WE RAN AWAY FROM THE CAR FOR IT WAS ALREADY IGNI...
SUDDEN ACCELLERATION OF CAR. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. HAD TO PUT CAR IN "PARK" TO STOP VEHICLE. ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AS IF GAS PEDAL PUSHED TO FLOOR. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK
SUDDEN ACCELLERATION OF CAR. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. HAD TO PUT CAR IN "PARK" TO STOP VEHICLE. ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AS IF GAS PEDAL PUSHED TO FLOOR. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK
APPARENTLY SOME PART OR PARTS HAVE FAILED WITHIN THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO OPEN DOORS. OFTEN THIS FAILURE RESULTS IN NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN A DOOR FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SIMULTANEOUS FAILURES COULD RESULT IN BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR....
THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS EXCESSIVELY SHAKY. IT VIBRATED AND MADE A LOT OF NOISE WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH ROAD. FROM MY RESEARCH ON THIS SUBJECT AT THE NHTSA WEB SITE, THERE ARE 52 REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY MODEL. I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT A DEALERSHIP IN LOUISIANA. THEY ...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND EVEYTHINGS LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IGNITION LOCK; BUT, PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CLAIM NUMBER - 25-5305-204 - WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 60 MPH, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE, CONSUMER PULLED TO RIGHT SHOULDER, EXITED VEHICLE AND SMOKE GOT INTENSE, TWO MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *TT
CLAIM NUMBER 32-V073-594 - AS CONSUMER WAS LEAVING MOBILE STATION TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICE FOR AN OIL CHANGE, VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE; THE OIL FILTER WAS MISSING AND IT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO ENGINE PRIOR TO THE FIRE, EXAMINATION OF THE FLAME PATTERNS REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE OIL FROM THE MISSING ...
CLAIM NUMBER 32-V073-594 - AS CONSUMER WAS LEAVING MOBILE STATION TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICE FOR AN OIL CHANGE THE BRAKES FAILED. *TT
WHILE DRIVING, THE INSURED NOTICED HEAT BEING GENERATED FROM THE BRAKES, THE INSURED THEN PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. CLAIM #05-4482-577.*YD
(35-W173-913) INSURED HAD JUST STARTED VEHICLE WHEN IT BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM STATES SUBROGATION RECOVERY AGAINST FIRESTONE FOR A BAD OIL FILTER THAT CAUSED AN ENGINE FIRE. *JG
(35-W173-913) INSURED HAD JUST STARTED VEHICLE WHEN IT BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM STATES SUBROGATION RECOVERY AGAINST FIRESTONE FOR A BAD OIL FILTER THAT CAUSED AN ENGINE FIRE. *JG
(04-1215-119) INSURED'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *JG
CLAIM NUMBER 11-3281-203 - EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE BATTERY WHICH EXPLODED CAUSING AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, THE ORIGINAL BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITH A SEARS DIE HARD WHICH WAS THE BATTERY THAT EXPLODED. *TT
INSURED TRIED TO START VEHICLE BUT IT WOULDN'T START, LIFTED HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, 01-6209-199. *JG
INSURED WAS DRIVING AND PULLED INTO DRIVE WAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING, WHEN SHE OPENED THE HOOD AND TOWARD THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. CLAIM NUMBER 13-7008-586. *YH
INSURED STATED THAT WHILE TOW TRUCK WAS PUTTING THE VEHICLE ON THE FLAT BED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THE TOW TRUCK, THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS A SJORT CIRCUIT. CLAIM NUMBER 75-A137-314. *YH
INSURED STATED THAT WHILE TOW TRUCK WAS PUTTING THE VEHICLE ON THE FLAT BED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THE TOW TRUCK, THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS A SJORT CIRCUIT. CLAIM NUMBER 75-A137-314. *YH
WHILE INSURED WAS DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE STATED CAUSE OF FIRE WAS A LOOSE OIL FILTER CLAIM # 30-V068-383. *YD
WHILE DRIVING INSURED FIRST NOTICED SMOKE AND IT APPEARS THAT FIRE BEGAN IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEN LOST CONTROL OF BRAKES. CLAIM # 33-0210-256. *YD
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. LIGHTS, WIPERS AND STOPLIGHTS DID NOT WORK BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *YH
BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, HAD TSB STATING BRAKE PADS HAD TOO MUCH METALLIC CONTENTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HAD ROTORS REPAIRED, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS KEPT WEARING PREMATURELY.*AK AFTER CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED,THE FRONT BRAKES STILL GROAN. *JG
BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, HAD TSB STATING BRAKE PADS HAD TOO MUCH METALLIC CONTENTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HAD ROTORS REPAIRED, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS KEPT WEARING PREMATURELY.*AK AFTER CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED,THE FRONT BRAKES STILL GROAN. *JG
THERE WAS A HOLE LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK IN WHICH OIL SPRAYED ONTO THE EXHAUST CAUSING A FIRE.*JB(CLAIM#32-V387-711)
VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING SOUND, THEN A BANG SOUND, THE INSURED STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED, HOWEVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES.*JB(CLAIM#38-J786-430)
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE QUAKER STATE OIL FILTER AND THE THREADS BEING THE REASON.*JB(CLAIM#20-5365-973)
THERE WAS A HOLE LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK IN WHICH OIL SPRAYED ONTO THE EXHAUST CAUSING A FIRE.*JB(CLAIM#32-V387-711)
VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING SOUND, THEN A BANG SOUND, THE INSURED STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED, HOWEVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES.*JB(CLAIM#38-J786-430)
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE QUAKER STATE OIL FILTER AND THE THREADS BEING THE REASON.*JB(CLAIM#20-5365-973)
CONSUMER STATED ON 2 OCCASIONS THE THROTTLE ENGAGED BY ITSELF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FOWARD AND CRASH.*JB
CONSUMER STATED ON 2 OCCASIONS THE THROTTLE ENGAGED BY ITSELF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FOWARD AND CRASH.*JB
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT ALL TIMES. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERABLE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *YD
I HAVE A QUESTION AS TO IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE ACTUAL RIM OF THE TIRE, THE WHEEL ITSELF. MY BRAND NEW TIRE WOULD LOSE AIR AND NO LEAK COULD BE FOUND, SO I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH ANOTHER NEW ONE. THE PROBLEM KEPT OCCURING - FINALLY THE CULPRIT WAS FOUND TO BE A SMALL ...
FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY. ALSO, NOTES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER RESPECTFULLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. TIRE TREAD STILL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205 65 R15)
RECURRNET NOISE FROM FRONT END SINCE DAY ONE, ESPECIALLY GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. DEALERS SERVICED ONCE FOR FREE, BUT NOISE CONTINUED. NOW THAT WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, I AM ADVISED THAT THE STRUT MOUNTS HAVE FAILED AND NED TO BE REPLCED. REPLACED BOTH FRONT STRUT MOUNTS AT COST OF $416.58. SERVICE A...
FAULTY TIRES ARE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES WERE CROSS ROTATED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL (GOODYEAR 205/65HR15 EAGLE GA). NLM
FAULTY TIRES ARE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES WERE CROSS ROTATED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL (GOODYEAR 205/65HR15 EAGLE GA). NLM
FAULTY TIRES ARE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES WERE CROSS ROTATED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL (GOODYEAR 205/65HR15 EAGLE GA). NLM
WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD AND DRIVER TURNS HITTING OR A BUMPING THERE'S A GRINDING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS STRUT TOWERS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WITH 11,000 MILES ON VEHICLE THERE WAS A RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE WHEN BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE UNDER A SERVICE BULLETIN. THEN, AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON AUGUST 23, 2001 FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP DUE TO A RUBB...
WITH 11,000 MILES ON VEHICLE THERE WAS A RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE WHEN BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE UNDER A SERVICE BULLETIN. THEN, AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON AUGUST 23, 2001 FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP DUE TO A RUBB...
WHEN CONSUMER MADE A TURN THE VEHICLE ASSUMED NORMAL ACCELERATION IN "DRIVE", WHEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELRATOR PEDAL BECAME LOOSE, DEALER SAID THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS BROKEN. *JG *AK
FRONT STRUTS EXPERIENCED LEAKING, STRUT MOUNT SUPPORTS NOISY. *SLC
RIGHT REAR VALVE CAP WAS REPLACED. *SLC
RIGHT REAR VALVE CAP WAS REPLACED. *SLC
CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE,THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER NOTED THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD BECOME LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC
I HAVE BEEN TRING TO HAVE A TETHER STRAP ANCHOR INSTALLED IN MY CAMRY FOR MY CHILD'S RESTRAINT WHICH REQUIRES SUCH TETHER. INITIALLY, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE PERSON ON THE PHONE SAID HE WOULDN'T INSTALL IT, BECAUSE THE LOCAL HOSPITAL, SHANDS, HAD YELLED AT HIM FOR IM...
I TRIED WORKING WITH TOYOTA TO RESOLVE THERE ISSUES, BUT BECASUE THE WARRANTY TIME IS EXPIRED THEY WON'T ASSIST IN FIXING THERE DEFECTS. I WAS TOLD IF I WANTED TO PAY THE $2,000.00 BILL THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO ORDER THE PARTS. THE HEAD LAMPS ARE SO DIM I HAVE NEARLY HIT DEERS IN THE ROAD ON 5 SEPER...
I TRIED WORKING WITH TOYOTA TO RESOLVE THERE ISSUES, BUT BECASUE THE WARRANTY TIME IS EXPIRED THEY WON'T ASSIST IN FIXING THERE DEFECTS. I WAS TOLD IF I WANTED TO PAY THE $2,000.00 BILL THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO ORDER THE PARTS. THE HEAD LAMPS ARE SO DIM I HAVE NEARLY HIT DEERS IN THE ROAD ON 5 SEPER...
I TRIED WORKING WITH TOYOTA TO RESOLVE THERE ISSUES, BUT BECASUE THE WARRANTY TIME IS EXPIRED THEY WON'T ASSIST IN FIXING THERE DEFECTS. I WAS TOLD IF I WANTED TO PAY THE $2,000.00 BILL THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO ORDER THE PARTS. THE HEAD LAMPS ARE SO DIM I HAVE NEARLY HIT DEERS IN THE ROAD ON 5 SEPER...
UPON TURNING IGNITION VEHICLE MAKES LOUD NOISE. WHILE DRIVING BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE HAS TO PRESS PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING THE AND ALIGNMENT IS OFF. DEALERSHIP WILL BE AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *YH
WHILE MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN RIGHT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED. RUBBER IS TORN FROM 1 INCH INTO SIDEWALL TO 2 INCHES INTO TREAD. HOLE WHICH CAUSED FLAT IS IN THE SIDEWALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/70R14)
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS THERE WAS VIBRATION IN VEHICLE, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK
ROTORS /PADS OVERHEATED, HAS TO CHANGE THEM EVERY 8000 MILES. *AK
ALL THREE OF THE REAR SEATBELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. I TRIED TO PUT A CHILD RESRAINT SEAT IN THE LEFT REAR SEAT, I PULLED THE BELT ALL THE WAY OUT AS MY TOYOTA MANUEL SAYS TO DO IN ORDER TO LOCK THE CHILD SEAT INTO PLACE AND THE BELT WOULD NOT FEED BACK INTO THE RETRACTER. I THEN TOOK THE SEAT OUT AN...
INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT, EVENTUALLY FAILED CONTINUOUSLY ON, DEALER REPAIRED/REPLACED CABLE ASSEMBLY, FAILED AGAIN IN SAME MANNER WITHIN 12 MONTHS. *AK
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN STABLIZER BAR SPLIT, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK AS A RESULT OF THE STABILIZER BAR BREAKING THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. *NLM
ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK AT FIRST START, NOT AFTER VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP. HAS TO PRESS HARD TO GET PEDAL TO UNSTICK. DEALER WAS NOT CONCERNED WHEN TOLD ABOUT IT.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH A VEHICLE IN THE OTHER LANE TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION CROSSED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE REASON THEY FAILED. CONSUMER ...
WHEN BRAKING THE CAR MAKE'S A LOUD PLANE NOISE AND A CLICKING NOISE. *AK
WHILE IN REVERSE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO A GAS STATION. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING. DEALER STATED THERE COULD BE A CARBON BUILD UP IN FUEL INJECTION, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. RECALL 01-V-01...
WHILE IN REVERSE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO A GAS STATION. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING. DEALER STATED THERE COULD BE A CARBON BUILD UP IN FUEL INJECTION, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. RECALL 01-V-01...
VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM THAT CAUSES HARD STARTING AND LOW IDLE RPMS, CONSUMER FEELS THE IDLING AIR CONTROL VALVE COULD POSSIBLE BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *SLC
VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM THAT CAUSES HARD STARTING AND LOW IDLE RPMS, CONSUMER FEELS THE IDLING AIR CONTROL VALVE COULD POSSIBLE BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A MAIN STEEET TO GET TO HIGHWAY. HE WAS WAS TRAVELING SLOW, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR , PEDAL WAS STUCK. HAD NO BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL, AND HIT A VEHICLE AT INTERSECTION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V307000.... REGARDING SSC-X06 1995-1998 JAPAN BUILT TOYOTA CAMRY STEERING WHEEL SET NUT SAFETY RECALL - I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT THROUGH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE (1-800-331-4331) FOR REPAIR ACCORDING TO THE AFOREMENTIONED NOTICE. I CALLED ON 28 JUNE'01 (TOYOTA SERVICE RE...
THE VEHICLE WAS INSTALLED WITH A NON-TOYOTA, AFTER MARKET ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DEVELOP A SLUDGE, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BEING IMMOBILE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT TOYOTA HONOR THE WARRANTY AND PAY THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE. NLM CONSUMER IS REQUESTING SOME RESTITUT...
ON BOTH CAMRY'S I HAVE OWNED I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE STREETS ARE WET THE TIRES TEND TO SPIN WHEN I FIRST BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AND THEY HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING TRACTION. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH DRY PAVEMENT, ANOTHER DRIVER MADE A QUICK TURN RIGHT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CONSUMER WAS HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND KNOCKED OFF THE ROAD, AND HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND KNEE INJURIES, AND PASSENGER BROKE LEFT FOOT. *A...
WHILE ON A TRIP, A GRINDING SOUND CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTURAL AND MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE I OBSERVED TRANSMISSION OIL POURING OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
SINCE BUYING MY TOYOTA IN APRIL OF 1998, I HAVE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS 3 TIMES. I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SCREECHING AND GRINDING NOISES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS THAT THIS NOISE HAS BEEN A NOTED PROBLEM. I FIND THIS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE FOR A "NEW" CAR, I BOUGHT A NEW...
SINCE BUYING MY TOYOTA IN APRIL OF 1998, I HAVE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS 3 TIMES. I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SCREECHING AND GRINDING NOISES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS THAT THIS NOISE HAS BEEN A NOTED PROBLEM. I FIND THIS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE FOR A "NEW" CAR, I BOUGHT A NEW...
CONSUMER WAS BRAKNG AT A STOP SIGN ENGINE STARTED RIVVING, AND VEHICLE STARTED MOVING THROUGH INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THEN, LAST TIME WAS ON APRIL 27, 2001. TOYOTA DEALER BELIEVED CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF BRAKE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED COULD HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT TIRE. THEN, UPON STOPPING DISCOVERED A TREAD SEPARATION. TOYOTA, CAMRY, 1998, P-195/70R14. *AK CONSUMER STATESLEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM RIM, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *JB
SERVICE DEPT. SAID STRUT MOUNTS WERE BACKLOGGED AND WOULD PROBABLY TAKE MORE THAN 1 1/2 TO 2 MONTHS TO COME IN. DO NOT DRIVE CAR ON HIGHWAY BUT O.K. TO AND FROM WORK LOCALLY.
WATER LEAKS INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR FLOOR WHEN RAIN OR CAR WASH. DEALER SAID THE SUNROOF 'S DRAINAGE WAS BLOCKED BY THE DEBRIS THE CAUSE THE LEAKS. BUT I HARDLY OPEN THE SUNROOF AND WHY THE TOP IS NOT WET JUST THE FLOOR. THEY CAN'T ANSWER. WHAT THEY KNOW IS ITS NOT COVER BY THE WARRANTY AND CHA...
INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK. RECALL 01V012000 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
WHENEVER VEHICLE RAN OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE, ETC., IT CAUSED HARD BANGING NOISE UNDER FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER SAYS STRUT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER DUE TO THE PROBLEM ...
WHENEVER VEHICLE RAN OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE, ETC., IT CAUSED HARD BANGING NOISE UNDER FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER SAYS STRUT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER DUE TO THE PROBLEM ...
CONSTANT BRAKE WEAR AND TEAR; MANUFACTURER PROVIDED BRAKE KIT TO NO AVAIL.*AK
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN APPLYE. VEHICLE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED RATTLING AT AROUND 40,000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND REPAIRED THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS AT A COST TO ME OF $342.00. TOYOTA REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. I KNOW FROM NHTSA COMPLAINTS AND ...
THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND SHOES AND ROTATED ROTORS TWO TIMES. NOISE IS STILL PRESENT, AND CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT OPERATION OF BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
01 V 012 000/ACCELERATOR CABLE: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE PARKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF INTO A FIELD AREA, RAN INTO VARIOUS THINGS BEFORE HITTING A WALL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ...
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BUT DID NOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. CONSUMER THEN SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, RPMS FINALLY WENT DOWN AND ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BUT DID NOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. CONSUMER THEN SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, RPMS FINALLY WENT DOWN AND ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V012000. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COOPERATE IN SERVICING VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT ANOTHER DEALER. *YH
ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK. *AK
POOR BRAKING SYSTEM AND SUSPENSION; DISAPPOINTING FIRST TOYOTA BUY.*AK
POOR BRAKING SYSTEM AND SUSPENSION; DISAPPOINTING FIRST TOYOTA BUY.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V012000/ THROTTLE CABLE, AND TRIED TO HAVE SERVICE PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF SAID RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
KEY FAILS TO UNLOCK EITHER TRUNK OR DOORS ON VEHICLE. PROBLEM IS NOT WEATHER RELATED. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM.*AK THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED A NEW LOCK SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *YH
TRAVELLING THE FREEWAY, I NEEDED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BUT WHEN I STARTED TO MOVE MY RIGHT FOOT, SOMETHING HELD IT IN PLACE. I LIFTED MY RIGHT FOOT AND PROCEEDED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE. I TWO-FOOTED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD SOMETHING CRACK AFTERWHICH THE PEDAL STARTED...
TRAVELLING THE FREEWAY, I NEEDED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BUT WHEN I STARTED TO MOVE MY RIGHT FOOT, SOMETHING HELD IT IN PLACE. I LIFTED MY RIGHT FOOT AND PROCEEDED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE. I TWO-FOOTED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD SOMETHING CRACK AFTERWHICH THE PEDAL STARTED...
WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND BRAKES MADE NOISE, LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL. DEALER HAD SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS FROM MANUFACTURER WHERE ROTORS WERE BUILT TOO CLOSELY TO VEHICLE BODY.*AK
WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND BRAKES MADE NOISE, LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL. DEALER HAD SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS FROM MANUFACTURER WHERE ROTORS WERE BUILT TOO CLOSELY TO VEHICLE BODY.*AK
ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED "T" BONED TOYOTA ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, SIDE DOOR AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. JAWS OF LIFE HAD TO BE USED TO EXTRACT DRIVER OUT OF VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING COULD SMELL SMOKE, AND REAR SPEAKERS DID TURN OFF. THEN, COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM RADIO, A SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURRED. *AK
WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE IN USE, DRIVER CANNOT SEE ANY MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET IN FRONT GOING DOWN A HILL. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER, AND PARTS WERE REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *SLC
FAILURE OF MANUAL CLUTCH, WARRANTY COVERAGE DECLINED, WITH 40+YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE WITH MANUL TRANSMISSIONS WITHOUT A PROBLEM, TRADING IN (3RD TOYOTA)1968 TOYOTA CAMRY, MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH 120,000+MILES EXPERIENCING NO PROBLEMS,, AFTER JUNE/000 30,000 CHECK-UP FINDING NO TRNSMISSION PRO...
SIDEWALL COMPLETELY DISENTERGRATED AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE. ROTATED/BALANCED/GOOD TREAD REMAINING. NO CUT / PUNCTURE. DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ACRW2W5377 TIRESIZE: P195/70R14)
FLAT TIRE DUE TO OLD, CUT, SLOW LEAKING VALVE STEM. *CJ
BOTH WIPERS SEPARATED OVER 1/3 LENGHT OF BLADES, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *CJ
BOTH HEADLIGHTS OUT OF ALGINMENT, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *CJ
DASHBOARD TROUBLE LIGHTS -- BULB OUT, CHECK ENGINE, REVERSE INDICATOR ON GEAR SELECTOR ( WHILE IN PARK OR ANY OTHER SETTING) CAME ON. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A LICENSED MECHANIC WHOM I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN YEARS. HE EXAMINED CAR AND FOUND THAT THE REAR WIRING HARNESS IN THE TRUNK A...
STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED WHEN DRIVING ON DRY, CLEAR, DAY. CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT, WENT RIGHT, THAN HEAD ON WITH ONCOMING VEHICLE. *AK
BOTH FRONT TIRES EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL TREAD WEAR ON THE INSIDE, THE WORST OF THE TWO FRONT TIRES WAS WORN TO THE CASING AND WAS DISCARDED WHEN IT DEVELOPED A LEAK, POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE TIRES OR THE FRONT END SUSPENSION SYSTEM. NLM
BOTH FRONT TIRES EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL TREAD WEAR ON THE INSIDE, THE WORST OF THE TWO FRONT TIRES WAS WORN TO THE CASING AND WAS DISCARDED WHEN IT DEVELOPED A LEAK, POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE TIRES OR THE FRONT END SUSPENSION SYSTEM. NLM
BOTH FRONT TIRES EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL TREAD WEAR ON THE INSIDE, THE WORST OF THE TWO FRONT TIRES WAS WORN TO THE CASING AND WAS DISCARDED WHEN IT DEVELOPED A LEAK, POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE TIRES OR THE FRONT END SUSPENSION SYSTEM. NLM
BOTH FRONT TIRES EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL TREAD WEAR ON THE INSIDE, THE WORST OF THE TWO FRONT TIRES WAS WORN TO THE CASING AND WAS DISCARDED WHEN IT DEVELOPED A LEAK, POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE TIRES OR THE FRONT END SUSPENSION SYSTEM. NLM
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, REPLACEMENT/ ROTORS TUNE ARE NEEDED EVERY 8,000 MILES; DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH 2 CHILDREN & LUGGAGE CAR "BOTTOM OUTS" WHEN GOING OVER HIGHWAY DIPS. *AK
GENERAL NATION GENERAL TIRES (P195 70 R14) ARE TREADLESS AND BACK TIRE ON RIGHT SIDE IS CRACKING. *SLC
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON A STEERING PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK AT IT.*AK
BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE CORRODED/PITTED. REPAIRS BEING MADE AT INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE PROBLEM ( BRAKE ROTORS CORRODING). *YH
FIRST INCIDENT, ENTERING HIGHWAY ON RAMP AND TIRE BLEW UP. SECOND INCIDENT, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY NOTICED AN UNEVEN RIDE AND REAR NOISE. TOOK TO TOYOTA, SENT TO TIRE KINGDOM AND CHARGED $46 FOR REPLACEMENT.GOT OFF AND CHECKED, FOUND BUBBLE, TOOK TO TOYOTA, SENT TO PAN AMERICAN TIRE CHARGED $60 FO...
FIRST INCIDENT, ENTERING HIGHWAY ON RAMP AND TIRE BLEW UP. SECOND INCIDENT, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY NOTICED AN UNEVEN RIDE AND REAR NOISE. TOOK TO TOYOTA, SENT TO TIRE KINGDOM AND CHARGED $46 FOR REPLACEMENT.GOT OFF AND CHECKED, FOUND BUBBLE, TOOK TO TOYOTA, SENT TO PAN AMERICAN TIRE CHARGED $60 FO...
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITION WHEN WINDOWS STARTED TO FOG, CONSUMER NOTICED THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHT BLINKING AND IT WAS NOT WORKING, CONSUMER HAD POOR VISION DUE TO THE RAIN AND FOGGED WINDOWS. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITION WHEN WINDOWS STARTED TO FOG, CONSUMER NOTICED THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHT BLINKING AND IT WAS NOT WORKING, CONSUMER HAD POOR VISION DUE TO THE RAIN AND FOGGED WINDOWS. *SLC
BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY EVEN THOUGH A BRAKE KIT WAS INSTALLED AT 4,000 MILES. NEW MASTER CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED AS WELL. AT TIMES BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND CAR DOES NOT STOP. SUDDENLY LOUD NOISE HAPPENS AND CAR JERKS AND STOPS. ALL STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND SOLVED CRU...
BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY EVEN THOUGH A BRAKE KIT WAS INSTALLED AT 4,000 MILES. NEW MASTER CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED AS WELL. AT TIMES BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND CAR DOES NOT STOP. SUDDENLY LOUD NOISE HAPPENS AND CAR JERKS AND STOPS. ALL STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND SOLVED CRU...
BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY EVEN THOUGH A BRAKE KIT WAS INSTALLED AT 4,000 MILES. NEW MASTER CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED AS WELL. AT TIMES BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND CAR DOES NOT STOP. SUDDENLY LOUD NOISE HAPPENS AND CAR JERKS AND STOPS. ALL STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND SOLVED CRU...
BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY EVEN THOUGH A BRAKE KIT WAS INSTALLED AT 4,000 MILES. NEW MASTER CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED AS WELL. AT TIMES BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND CAR DOES NOT STOP. SUDDENLY LOUD NOISE HAPPENS AND CAR JERKS AND STOPS. ALL STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND SOLVED CRU...
BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY EVEN THOUGH A BRAKE KIT WAS INSTALLED AT 4,000 MILES. NEW MASTER CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED AS WELL. AT TIMES BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND CAR DOES NOT STOP. SUDDENLY LOUD NOISE HAPPENS AND CAR JERKS AND STOPS. ALL STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND SOLVED CRU...
BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY EVEN THOUGH A BRAKE KIT WAS INSTALLED AT 4,000 MILES. NEW MASTER CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED AS WELL. AT TIMES BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND CAR DOES NOT STOP. SUDDENLY LOUD NOISE HAPPENS AND CAR JERKS AND STOPS. ALL STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND SOLVED CRU...
DEALER WANTS 80$ TO TELL US IF GAS TANK PURGE VALVE IS UNDER WARRENTY OR NOT. ALSO DEALER STATES THAT DOOR HANDLE CLIP BREAKING IS A COMMON PROBLEM.
DEALER WANTS 80$ TO TELL US IF GAS TANK PURGE VALVE IS UNDER WARRENTY OR NOT. ALSO DEALER STATES THAT DOOR HANDLE CLIP BREAKING IS A COMMON PROBLEM.
DEALER WANTS 80$ TO TELL US IF GAS TANK PURGE VALVE IS UNDER WARRENTY OR NOT. ALSO DEALER STATES THAT DOOR HANDLE CLIP BREAKING IS A COMMON PROBLEM.
DEALER WANTS 80$ TO TELL US IF GAS TANK PURGE VALVE IS UNDER WARRENTY OR NOT. ALSO DEALER STATES THAT DOOR HANDLE CLIP BREAKING IS A COMMON PROBLEM.
EITHER THE FRAME IS OUT OF LINE OR SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT PARTS AS THE FRONT END CANNOT BE ALIGNED ACCORDING TO SPECS. THEY REPLACED BOLTS IN THE FRONT END FOR ALIGNMENT & THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF FRONT END SHIMMY AND TIRE WEAR.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE PARKING WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES . WHEN CONSUMER EASED OFF THE BRAKES VEHICLE TOOK OFF. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING A/C PROBLEMS. NLM
NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION. *MJS
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKES WILL EXPERIENCE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK DEALER WOULD MAKE SO CALLED ADJUSTMENTS, HOWEVER WOULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, A BRAKE SPECIALIST DETECTED BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, CONSUMER...
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKES WILL EXPERIENCE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK DEALER WOULD MAKE SO CALLED ADJUSTMENTS, HOWEVER WOULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, A BRAKE SPECIALIST DETECTED BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, CONSUMER...
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKES WILL EXPERIENCE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK DEALER WOULD MAKE SO CALLED ADJUSTMENTS, HOWEVER WOULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, A BRAKE SPECIALIST DETECTED BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, CONSUMER...
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKES WILL EXPERIENCE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK DEALER WOULD MAKE SO CALLED ADJUSTMENTS, HOWEVER WOULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, A BRAKE SPECIALIST DETECTED BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, CONSUMER...
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKES WILL EXPERIENCE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK DEALER WOULD MAKE SO CALLED ADJUSTMENTS, HOWEVER WOULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, A BRAKE SPECIALIST DETECTED BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, CONSUMER...
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKES WILL EXPERIENCE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK DEALER WOULD MAKE SO CALLED ADJUSTMENTS, HOWEVER WOULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, A BRAKE SPECIALIST DETECTED BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, CONSUMER...
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKES WILL EXPERIENCE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK DEALER WOULD MAKE SO CALLED ADJUSTMENTS, HOWEVER WOULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, A BRAKE SPECIALIST DETECTED BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, CONSUMER...
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKES WILL EXPERIENCE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK DEALER WOULD MAKE SO CALLED ADJUSTMENTS, HOWEVER WOULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, A BRAKE SPECIALIST DETECTED BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, CONSUMER...
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKES WILL EXPERIENCE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK DEALER WOULD MAKE SO CALLED ADJUSTMENTS, HOWEVER WOULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, A BRAKE SPECIALIST DETECTED BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, CONSUMER...
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKES WILL EXPERIENCE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK DEALER WOULD MAKE SO CALLED ADJUSTMENTS, HOWEVER WOULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, A BRAKE SPECIALIST DETECTED BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, CONSUMER...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAILED. SEAT BELT CAME APART AND WON'T GO BACK IN PLACE. *AK
DEFECTIVE FRONT & REAR STRUTS. DEALER HAS ADDED STRUT PLATES & REPLACED ALL 4 STRUTS. CAUSED FRONT TIRES TO FAIL @ 12,000 MI. STRUTS ARE LOOSE & RATTLE. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS IS A "DESIGN DEFECT" OF THE 1998-1999 CAMRY. MULTIPLE TSB'S AND COMPLAINTS EXIST FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER SAID HE...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
REAR PASSENGER'S WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK
IN 18 MONTHS 8 ALIGNMENTS AND 3 SETS OF TIRES AND THE CAR STILL VIBRATES. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL/REAR END COLLISION AT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. INSPECTOR FROM TOYOTA SAID THAT AIG BAGS WORKED AS THEY WERE DESIGNED TO. *AK *ML
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION/ ON WET OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT, BRAKES DO NOT HOLD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHP, BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML
THE TOP PLATE ON THE STRUT FAILED AND THE DEALER HAS NO PARTS TO REPAIR, THIS PROBLEM CAUSES TIRES TO WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE. NLM
TIRES WOBBLE/VIBRATE 70-75MPH BEING THE WORST. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DEALER. 6 TIRES REPLACED. MULTIPLE TIME BALANCING TIRES. LATEST RESULT - PER DEALER "WE CAN'T FIX BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WITH SPEEDS OVER 65MPH AND TOYOTA WILL NOT AUTHORIZE REPAIRS ON ISSUES OCCURING OVER 65 MPH. ALSO, BRAKES MAKE BAD G...
TIRES WOBBLE/VIBRATE 70-75MPH BEING THE WORST. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DEALER. 6 TIRES REPLACED. MULTIPLE TIME BALANCING TIRES. LATEST RESULT - PER DEALER "WE CAN'T FIX BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WITH SPEEDS OVER 65MPH AND TOYOTA WILL NOT AUTHORIZE REPAIRS ON ISSUES OCCURING OVER 65 MPH. ALSO, BRAKES MAKE BAD G...
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED BRAKES BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE, AND VIBRATE. BRAKES ARE ALWAYS VERY LOW. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED BRAKES BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE, AND VIBRATE. BRAKES ARE ALWAYS VERY LOW. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
ENGINE CUTS OFF, BAD ECU
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND FROM THE RETRACTING MECHANISM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
A CLIP WITHIN THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY BROKE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO OPEN DOORS. *AK *ML
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 35 MPH DURING WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FRACTURE OF STERNUM.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING 30-35 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA (NO COST TO ME ) BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. BUT THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM STILL EXISTS SINCE DAY ONE: ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN TOUCHING DOOR ON THE WAY OUT AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF. WHEN TURNING ENGINE OFF.
BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA (NO COST TO ME ) BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. BUT THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM STILL EXISTS SINCE DAY ONE: ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN TOUCHING DOOR ON THE WAY OUT AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF. WHEN TURNING ENGINE OFF.
STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES AFTER BEING REPAIRED IN RECALL. DEALER WILL NOT INSPECT IT AGAIN. *AK
CAR VEERS TO THE LEFT FOR NO REASON. DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG, BUT SAID VEHICLE NEEDS NEW TIRES. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS UNDER SNOWY AND FREEZING CONDITIONS WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND INJURY. YH
FRONT BRAKES MAKE RUMBLING NOISE AFTER BEING FIXED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE. YH
ROTOR NEEDS TURNING. YH
SHOCK STRUTS FAILED. YH
RIGHT FRONT STRUT FAILURE CAUSING FRONT END NOISE. YH
WHILE DRIVING CAR WENT DEAD AND BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL, THIS WAS A VERY BUSY ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. HE SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY, REPLACED BATTERY. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE MILEAGE DISAPPEARED, AND CAR WENT DEAD AGAIN. CONSUMER TOOK CAR BACK TO TOYOTA. *AK
WHILE DRIVING CAR WENT DEAD AND BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL, THIS WAS A VERY BUSY ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. HE SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY, REPLACED BATTERY. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE MILEAGE DISAPPEARED, AND CAR WENT DEAD AGAIN. CONSUMER TOOK CAR BACK TO TOYOTA. *AK
WHILE DRIVING CAR WENT DEAD AND BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL, THIS WAS A VERY BUSY ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. HE SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY, REPLACED BATTERY. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE MILEAGE DISAPPEARED, AND CAR WENT DEAD AGAIN. CONSUMER TOOK CAR BACK TO TOYOTA. *AK
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM SURGED CAR INTO WALL WITH DRIVERS FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. *AK
REAR SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT TO FIT AROUND SELF OR ANYONE ELSE THE SAME SIZE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE STRUT IS VERY LOOSE WHICH MAY CAUSE THE STRUT TO COME OFF, AND CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASH. THERE IS TSB BULLETIN ON THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISE OVER BUMPS. THE DEALER THAT I HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT TODAY, CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HE STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE STRUT MOUNTING BRACKETS. HE HAD OVER 14 SETS ON BACK ORDER TODAY. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT THEY ARE HAVING A...
HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE POOR VISABILITY AT NIGHT, THE LEFT SIDE HAS DARK SPOTS. HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED THREE TIMES, AND THERE HAS BEEN KNOW CHANGE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISE OVER BUMPS IN PAVEMENT. HAD REPLACED ON 1/17/00 AT COST TO ME OF $132.XX PLUS 1 1/2 HOURS LABOR. THE PARTS IN QUESTION ARE THE FRONT STRUT MOUNTS. TOYOTA MUST ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS, AS THEY ACCELERATE THE WEAR OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND PROVIDE UNSAFE DRI...
THE BRAKES ARE MAKING GRINDING NOISE. THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGED ONCE BY THE DEALERSHIP AT 13000 MILES, AND THEN AT 27000 MILES THEY WERE AGAIN CHANGED BY SEARS. BUT THE BRAKES ARE GETTING WORN OUT EASILY AND THE GRINDING SOUND WILL NOT STOP. THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT BELTS HAVE BOTH FAILED AT 20000 AND 2...
THE BRAKES ARE MAKING GRINDING NOISE. THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGED ONCE BY THE DEALERSHIP AT 13000 MILES, AND THEN AT 27000 MILES THEY WERE AGAIN CHANGED BY SEARS. BUT THE BRAKES ARE GETTING WORN OUT EASILY AND THE GRINDING SOUND WILL NOT STOP. THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT BELTS HAVE BOTH FAILED AT 20000 AND 2...
THE BRAKES ARE MAKING GRINDING NOISE. THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGED ONCE BY THE DEALERSHIP AT 13000 MILES, AND THEN AT 27000 MILES THEY WERE AGAIN CHANGED BY SEARS. BUT THE BRAKES ARE GETTING WORN OUT EASILY AND THE GRINDING SOUND WILL NOT STOP. THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT BELTS HAVE BOTH FAILED AT 20000 AND 2...
FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISE OVER BUMPS. DEALER SAYS VERY COMMON PROBLEM BUT NO SOLUTION AVAILABLE. REFERNCE TSBS: NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: SB602177 & SB602531. REFERENCE ODI ID: 545483, 706991, 712064, & 714862. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER COULD STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR TO SLOWDOWN VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES WON'T WORK, AND MAKE NOISE L GRINDING METAL TO METAL NOISE. *AK
BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. *AK
IGNITION SYSTEM, CABORATOR AND STARTER FAILED IN THE 1998-99 MODEL CAMRY'S. NLM
IGNITION SYSTEM, CABORATOR AND STARTER FAILED IN THE 1998-99 MODEL CAMRY'S. NLM
IGNITION SYSTEM, CABORATOR AND STARTER FAILED IN THE 1998-99 MODEL CAMRY'S. NLM
BRAKES DO NOT HAVE THE CORRECT STOPPING DISTANCE EFFECTIVENES .WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THEY FEEL MUSHY THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
STEERING COLUNM PULLS TO RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT 70MPH FUMES FROM ENGINE GO THROUGH VENTS INTO CAR CAUSE HEADACHES AND UPSET STOMACH. BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN STOPPING LOUND NOISE. *AK
STEERING COLUNM PULLS TO RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT 70MPH FUMES FROM ENGINE GO THROUGH VENTS INTO CAR CAUSE HEADACHES AND UPSET STOMACH. BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN STOPPING LOUND NOISE. *AK
STEERING COLUNM PULLS TO RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT 70MPH FUMES FROM ENGINE GO THROUGH VENTS INTO CAR CAUSE HEADACHES AND UPSET STOMACH. BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN STOPPING LOUND NOISE. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION. ( 4 AIRBAGS 2 FRONTAL AND 2 SIDE). YH
STRUTS BAD ON FRONT END AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *AK
REPEATED BRAKE NOISE - METAL ON METAL - TOYOTA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONS. YH
RIGHT REAR DOOR HANDLE DIFFICULT TO OPEN. YH
BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REFACED AND PADS REPLACED. YH.
BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REFACED AND PADS REPLACED. YH.
BRAKES MAKE GRINDING AND CLUNKING NOISE. YH
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON, ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO THE DRIVER. NLM
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE TOOK OFF ABOUT A MILE PER HOUR, CRASHING INTO A WALL. CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THEY DID NOT WORK, ALSO AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE TOOK OFF ABOUT A MILE PER HOUR, CRASHING INTO A WALL. CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THEY DID NOT WORK, ALSO AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
LOW BEAM (LEFT) ONLY ILLUMINATES ABOUT 3 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD OF CAR ,WHEREAS THE RIGHT LOW BEAM ILLUMINATES WAY OUT AND A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT. TWICE TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE DEPT. ,DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND PROBLEM.MADE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT ON RIGHT BEAM. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT...
VEHICLE EX.PERIENCING PROBLEM WITH COLUMN SHIFT;WHENEVER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE A CLICK SOUNDS CAME FROM THE COLUMN. ALSO WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND PEDAL RETURNED TO POSITION, A POPPING SOUND COULD BE HEARD, AND PEDAL WOULD BE LOOSE. CONDITION APPEARED TO GET WORSE AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING STILL...
VEHICLE EX.PERIENCING PROBLEM WITH COLUMN SHIFT;WHENEVER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE A CLICK SOUNDS CAME FROM THE COLUMN. ALSO WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND PEDAL RETURNED TO POSITION, A POPPING SOUND COULD BE HEARD, AND PEDAL WOULD BE LOOSE. CONDITION APPEARED TO GET WORSE AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING STILL...
IN A PARKING LOT GETTING READY TO PULL ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY BRAKES FAILED, AND VEHICLE SLID INTO THE HIGHWAY. CONTACTED DEALER WHO COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. LET SISTER DRIVE IT, AND SHE HEARD GRINDING NOISE. ALSO COULD FEEL IT UNDER THE PEDAL. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED, AND THEY REPLACED THE FR...
IN A PARKING LOT GETTING READY TO PULL ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY BRAKES FAILED, AND VEHICLE SLID INTO THE HIGHWAY. CONTACTED DEALER WHO COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. LET SISTER DRIVE IT, AND SHE HEARD GRINDING NOISE. ALSO COULD FEEL IT UNDER THE PEDAL. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED, AND THEY REPLACED THE FR...
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES A THUMPING AND CLUNKING NOISE WAS COMING THE FROM BRAKES. *AK
NOISY SUSPENSION FRONT & REAR. ROADWAY BUMPS CAUSE THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM TO MAKE A BANGING AND BUMPING NOISE. THE FRONT STRUTS HAD REPLACEMENT MOUNTS INSTALLED BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE THE BANGING AND BUMPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT STRUTS. THE REAR STRUTS BOTTOM OUT WITH MINOR BUMPS IN A ROADWAY. T...
NOISY SUSPENSION FRONT & REAR. ROADWAY BUMPS CAUSE THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM TO MAKE A BANGING AND BUMPING NOISE. THE FRONT STRUTS HAD REPLACEMENT MOUNTS INSTALLED BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE THE BANGING AND BUMPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT STRUTS. THE REAR STRUTS BOTTOM OUT WITH MINOR BUMPS IN A ROADWAY. T...
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE, AND WHEN PLACING THE KEY IN IGNITION, IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OVER/START. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT STEERING FRONT WHEEL MUST BE FACED IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START TURNING IGNITION KEY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES ARE WHINNING..THE DEALER INSERTED A BRAKE KIT FOR STOPPING POWER, AND THE BRAKES STILL DON'T WORK. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON UNEXPECTEDLY, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM. ALSO WHILE BRAKING, THERE IS A NOISE, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULTIN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A RUMBLING NOISE AND VIBRATION. ALSO THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND HAS A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS ADJUSTED BRAKES 4 TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
WHILE DRIVING DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE SEATBELTS BECAME LOCKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS ALSO HAPPENED UPON ENTERING THE CAR.DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
CONTINUOUS NOISE FROM REAR AS IF THE CAR IS GOING OVER A SERIES OF BUMPS. THE VIBRATION CAN BE FELT ON THE STEERING ALSO.
BRAKE FAILURE. NO FURTHER DETAILS GIVEN.
WIDE RANGE SENSOR FAILURE.
HUB CAP AND TIRE.
HUB CAP AND TIRE.
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T WORK FROM INSIDE THE CAR.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.
GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW OUT.
BRAKES WERE SHAKING VIOLENTLY. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE ABS.
TIRES.
TIRES. DOT ACUR2V1387GENERALP205/65R15.
BRAKES SCREECH.
ALARM--SILENCER SECURITY.
RADIO.
SUN VISORS.
IGNITION SWITCH.
BRAKE PADS DEFECTIVE. SHOCKS ARE NOISY.
BRAKE PADS DEFECTIVE. SHOCKS ARE NOISY.
BACK SEAT BELTS.
STEERING WHEEL SHOOK ABOUT 2-3 TIME VIOLENTLY FOR A FEW SECONDS IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. HAD TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT. WHILE DRIVING HEARD THUMPING NOISES AND SMOKE FROM FRONT LEFT TIRE. TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. DEALER'S CONCLUSION OF BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND REPAI...
A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED TO TOYOTA CAMRY, THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBANTS GOT EXTREMELY NOISY AND IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL BREAK ANY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE OVER A SMALL BUMP. I HAVE CONTACTED JIM COLEMAN'S TOYOTA IN BETHESDA MARYLAND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE AROUND 19000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL CAMRY...
PULLING VERY SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE, I SCRAPED THE METAL AROUND THE WHEEL OPENING OF THE CAR NEXT TO ME. HE HAD PAINT MARKS BUT THE SIDE FRONT DRIVER'S BUMPER WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED.
A DEFECTIVE AXLE CAUSED THE WHEEL BEARING TO FAIL, & VIBRATION AT 60 MPH, IN STEERING COLUMN AND NOISE IN FRONT END. YH
WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A SHARP CORNER OF THE DOOR THAT WHEN CLOSING HITS AND INJURES HER LEG. *AK *YC
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAIL AT RANDOM. IF YOU ENTER THE CAR, CLOSE THE DOOR, AND LOCK THE CAR USING THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, YOU CANNOT UNLOCK THE CAR DOORS UNLESS THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION. THIS IS CLEARLY
GOODYEAR INTERGRITY P195/70 R 14 WORN OUT. YH
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, SOUNDS LIKE METAL TO METAL GRINDING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. AFTER REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED, ABS LIGHT CAME ON & VEHICLE WOULD SKID WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BRAKES HAD BEEN MODIFIED. *AK
WHEN PARKED OR DRIVING ON AN UPWARD SLOPE, OR IF FRONT OF VEHICLE IS HIGHER THAN REAR, SEAT BELTS CANNOT BE PULLED. VEHICLE MUST BE ON LEVEL GROUND. DEALER CONTACTED AND AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CAR DRIFTS TO LEFT AT ALL SPEEDS. REPORTED TO DEALER TWICE. 1ST TIME, ON 7/20/98 AT 3,300 MILES. DEALER CLAIMED STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER AND THEY REALIGNED IT. ALSO, DEALER STATED THAT AIR PRESSURE WAS UNEVEN IN ALL TIRES AND THEY CORRECTED THIS. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, THEY HAD PUT 32 LBS IN...
NO SUMMARY
WHEN THERE ARE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEATS, AND VEHICLEGOES OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE HITS THE GROUND. *AK
NO SUMMARY
THE RIGHT MAG WHEEL HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE DEALER HAS TOLD OWNER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK
CAR CAME TO FULL STOP AND WITH FOOT ON BRAKES THE CAR MADE A GRINDING NOISE, AND THEN VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD .CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER.BEEN HAVING BRAKES PROBLEM SINCE MILEAGE AT 217. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH A TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FELL OUT AND DIDN'T INFLATE. *AK *ML
WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WITH FOOT APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING A COLLISION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS *AK
CAMRY TRAVELING E/B ON 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY. LATE MODEL BUICK SKYLARK TRAVELING W/B TURNED LEFT AT CROSSOVER INTO PATH OF CAMRY. IMPACT AT 45 MPH. MODERATE TO SEVERE DAMAGE TO BOTH DOORS OF BUICK. BUICK WAS PUSHED INTO CONCRETE FILLED STEEL POST DOING MODERATE TO SEVERE DAMAGE TO LEFT SIDE OF ...
CAMRY TRAVELING E/B ON 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY. LATE MODEL BUICK SKYLARK TRAVELING W/B TURNED LEFT AT CROSSOVER INTO PATH OF CAMRY. IMPACT AT 45 MPH. MODERATE TO SEVERE DAMAGE TO BOTH DOORS OF BUICK. BUICK WAS PUSHED INTO CONCRETE FILLED STEEL POST DOING MODERATE TO SEVERE DAMAGE TO LEFT SIDE OF ...
ENGINE STALLED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP, CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *ET
ENGINE STALLED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP, CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *ET
CONSUMER STATE THAT WHEN VEHICLE IS ON THE INCLINE POSSITION CONSUME IS UNABLE TO PULL THE SEAT BELT OUT BECAUSE IT'S LOCK UP AND THIS ONLY ON THAT POSSITION.
STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED WHEN DRIVING IN CLEAR, DRY, MIDDAY WEATHER ON I-695 IN BALTIMORE. CAR WOBBLED RIGHT THEN LEFT. DRIVER TRIED TO COMPENSATE, BUT CAR RADICALLY OVERSTEERED AT FIRST. THEN, ON ITS OWN, THE CAR SHARPLY VEERED LEFT ACROSS HIGHWAY INTO CONCRETE WALL. SKID MARKS SHOWED CAR TRA...
POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE DESIGNED TO ONLY LOCK WHEN ALL FOUR DOORS ARE SLAMMED SHUT, FAILURE OF LOCK SYSTEM WHEN ONE DOOR NOT CLOSED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. MJS
SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM DID NOT WORK PROPERLY ALLOWING FOR VEHICLE BREAK IN, TRANSMITTER DESIGN (BIG BUTTON) IS ACCIDENTALLY TRIGGERED BY KEYS. MJS
WITH THE SQUEAKS AND CRACKING NOISES THAT COMES FROM THE SUSPENSION MAKE YOU WONDER. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF LUBE JOBS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I HAVE HAD THE DRIVERS SEAT TRACK REPLACED BECAUSE OF TO MUCH MOVEMENT... A ROCKING CHAIR. THE DEALER FINALLY SUPPORTED ME ON THE SQUEAKY BRAKES WITH THE UN...
WITH THE SQUEAKS AND CRACKING NOISES THAT COMES FROM THE SUSPENSION MAKE YOU WONDER. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF LUBE JOBS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I HAVE HAD THE DRIVERS SEAT TRACK REPLACED BECAUSE OF TO MUCH MOVEMENT... A ROCKING CHAIR. THE DEALER FINALLY SUPPORTED ME ON THE SQUEAKY BRAKES WITH THE UN...
WITH THE SQUEAKS AND CRACKING NOISES THAT COMES FROM THE SUSPENSION MAKE YOU WONDER. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF LUBE JOBS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I HAVE HAD THE DRIVERS SEAT TRACK REPLACED BECAUSE OF TO MUCH MOVEMENT... A ROCKING CHAIR. THE DEALER FINALLY SUPPORTED ME ON THE SQUEAKY BRAKES WITH THE UN...
IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN TURNING. MJS
ENGINE IDLES HIGH AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE, UNABLE TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM . MJS
DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE ON OCCASIONS RESULTING IN MOVEMENT. MJS
NOISE HEARD DUE TO LOOSE CASTLE CAPS ON END OF AXLES. MJS
VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY INSTALLED DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. MJS
FUME SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE, UNABLE TO IDENTIFY FAILURE. MJS
BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK
TOOK CAR TO DEALER IN APRIL COMPLAINING OF HEARING NOISE IN FRONT AND BACK AND BRAKES SQUEAKING AND HAD IT WAS ACTUALLY THE BRAKE PEDAL SQUEAKING. THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE AND REPLACED BRAKES. AFTER THAT IT IS EXTREMELY ROUGH RIDE WITH VIBRATIONS. SOUNDS LIKE A PEACE OF CRAP. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5000 ...
I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR READING, WHEN I PRESSED THE DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE ARMREST THE DOOR WOULDN'T UNLOCK. THE ONLY WAY THE DOOR COULD BE UNLOCKED WAS TO USE THE REMOTE KEY. IF A CHILD WERE LOCKED IN THE CAR ON A HOT DAY THE CHILD WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR.THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURE...
RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED CAUSING NOISE UNDER THE CHASSIS WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS. NLM
ABOUT 20 FEET OUT FROM HEAD OF DRIVER THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT CREATES A SHADOW IN FRONT OF VEHICLE ABOUT 20' TO 40' FRONT CENTER OF LINE TO RIGHT SHOULDER. IT IS MUCH WORSE ON BRIGHT LIGHTS. DEALER CONTACTED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ADJUSTMENTS MADE, PROBLEM COULD NT BE REMEDIED. PROBLEM STILL...
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FEELS VERY SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR AS IF IT IS NOT GOING TO STOP, AND THEN IT SUDDENLY GOES INTO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
ON BOTH OCCASIONS WHICH THE FAILURES OCCURRED IT WAS NECESSARY FOR MY WIFE, AND IN THE LATTER CASE OUR FAMILY, TO TRAVEL TO ANOTHER CITY TO OBTAIN SERVICE WITHOUT THE SAFETY PROTECTION OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *AK
I BEGAN COMPLAINING ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS WITHIN DAYS OF LEASING THE CAR. I KEPT BEING TOLD THAT THE GRINDING NOISES WERE NORMAL FOR TOYOTA. FINALLY AT 11,000 MILES THEY EXAMINED THE BRAKES AND DISCOVERED THEY HAD GROUND DOWN INTO THE ROTORS. THEY SAID THAT THE BRAKES WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY AND I ...
I BEGAN COMPLAINING ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS WITHIN DAYS OF LEASING THE CAR. I KEPT BEING TOLD THAT THE GRINDING NOISES WERE NORMAL FOR TOYOTA. FINALLY AT 11,000 MILES THEY EXAMINED THE BRAKES AND DISCOVERED THEY HAD GROUND DOWN INTO THE ROTORS. THEY SAID THAT THE BRAKES WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY AND I ...
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY,CAUSING HER TO SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT RESULTING IN THE DRIVER HITTING A CEMENT BARRIER, INJURING HER BACK AND BREAKING HER WRIST.
THE BRAKES ON MY 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY WORE OUT AT 15000 MILES. THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE 1997 AND 1998 CAMRY HAVE A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAUSES MORE PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO THE FRONT BRAKES THAN TO THE BACK BRAKES, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. MY POW...
THE BRAKES ON MY 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY WORE OUT AT 15000 MILES. THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE 1997 AND 1998 CAMRY HAVE A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAUSES MORE PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO THE FRONT BRAKES THAN TO THE BACK BRAKES, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. MY POW...
THE BRAKES ON MY 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY WORE OUT AT 15000 MILES. THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE 1997 AND 1998 CAMRY HAVE A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAUSES MORE PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO THE FRONT BRAKES THAN TO THE BACK BRAKES, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. MY POW...
THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION ON THIS VEHICLE IS TOO SOFT. THE CAR'S FRAME SCRAPES THE GROUND WHEN DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT ANY SPEED. *AK
LOCK DESIGN ALLOWS FOR CONSUMERS TO BE TEMPORARLY LOCKED IN VEHICLE.
IF VEHICLE IS LOCKED FROM OUTSIDE AND SOMEONE IS STILL INSIDE, THE LOCKS WILL NOT LET THE PERSON ON THE INSIDE TO GET OUT. DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED WITH KEY FROM THE OUTSIDE. DEALER SAYS THAT'S NORMAL. *AK
TIRE BLOWOUT. GOODYEAR INTEGRITY SIZE - P195/70R14
BRAKES SQUEAL.
DOOR LATCH FAILED.
REPLACED AIR FUEL SENSOR AND OXYGEN SENSOR TWICE.
CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FAILED. *YC
BOTH ( LOW ) FRONT LIGHTS ARE NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY. *YC
BRAKES FAILED. *YC
BRAKES EXPERIENCING "GRINDING" NOISES. *YC
COOLING SYSTEM FAILED.
FRONT BRAKE PADS FAILED. *YC
FRONT ROTORS FAILED. *YC
REAR WHEEL CYLINDER FAILED. *YC
DESIGN OF POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVIOR FAILED, CAUSING LEAKAGE, DUE TO SPLIT SEAM. *YC
DAY TIME RUNNING HEAD LIGHTING SYSTEM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *YC
GOOD YEAR 195/70R14 TIRE FAILED. MJS
TRANSMISSION FAILED. MJS
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *YC
ANTI-THEFT DEVICE STARTER DISABLER FAILED. *YC
BRAKES EXPERIENCING NOISE SINCE PURCHASE. *YC
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPING. NLM
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPING. NLM
GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK, REPAIRS WERE MADE. *YC
AIR CONDITIONING UNIT EXPERIENCING A "WHINE" NOISE, HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *YC
CLOCK FAILURE.MGM
FRONT BRAKES FAILED. MJS
FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED. MJS
DESIGN OF SUSPENSION VERY LOW, CAUSING FAILURE. *YC
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THROTTLE STICKING AND HIGH ENGINE IDLE DUE TO A COUPLING ON THE THROTTLE LINKAGE WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN AT THE FACTORY. MJS
BRAKES FAILED. MJS
LOOSE PANEL ON DASH. NLM
ON THREE OCCASIONS BRAKES FAILED. ON ONE INCIDENT BRAKES FAILED CAUSING COLLISION. *YC
BRAKE PADS FAILED. NLM
REAR RIGHT TIRE FAILED. NLM (GOODYEAR EAGLE GA - DOTP20565R1592H - SIZE P205/65R15)
BRAKES FAILED. MJS
SUNVISOR FAILED. MJS
BRAKE KIT FAILED. *YC
POWER STEERING PUMP LEAK. YH
THE DOOR FAIL TO CLOSE OR LATCH TIGHTLY. YH
THE BRAKES SOUNDED LIKE METAL ON METAL, MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISE.
THE FRONT NEW TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM,WHEN DRIVER BUMPED A CURB DUE TO INADEQUATE INFLATION OF TIRE AT TIME OF PURCHASE.YH
TIRES FAILED AT 10,000 MILES. YH
BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED. YH
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS NO PADDING OR RUBBER GASKET,AS A RESULT FOREHEAD OF CONSUMER GASHED. YH
LEFT SIDE INTERIOR PANEL DOES NOT FIT TIGHTLY. YH
BRAKES MAKE SQUEAKING NOISE. YH
METALLIC SOUNDS COMING FROM UNDER THE CHASSIS. YH
SEAT BELT OUT OF ORDER. YH
CHARCOAL CANNISTER FOR SMOG CONTROKL FAILED,CAUSE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLIMINATE. YH
SPEEDOMETER EXPERIENCING FAILURE. *YC
BATTERY FAILURE CAUSED FIRE. YH
BRAKE UPDATE KIT. *YC
DOOR LOCK RELEASE SWITCH FAILED. *YC
VISOR MIRROR COVER BROKE OFF. *YC
BRAKES FAILED. YH
BRAKE PADS / ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. *YC
BRAKE PADS / ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. *YC
CASSETTE PLAYER OUT OF ORDER. YH
TIRES WORN OUT. YH
BRAKES FAILED. YH
ENGINE MOUNT INSULATOR FAILED. YH
MICHELIN TIRE (P195/70 R 14) WORN OUT.
ANTI THEFT ALARM FAILED. YH
POWER DOOR LOCK FAILED. YH
THE FRONT STRUT IS DEFECTIVE. YH
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE CAUSED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF SOMETIMES IT STAYS LONGER. YH
BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. YH
ABS LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. YH
REAR BRAKE PADS FAILED. YH
BRAKES FAIL DURING RAINY WEATHER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT. YH
BRAKES FAIL DURING RAINY WEATHER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT. YH
ELECTRIC LOCKS FAILED. YH
FRONT DISC PADS FAILED. YH
BRAKES MAKES ROUGH NOISE. YH
LEFT AND RIGHT VISOR MIRRORS FAILED. YH
IGNITION FAILED, KEY STICKS AND WILL NOT TURN. YH
BRAKES FAILED. *YC
BRAKES FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS. *YC
BRAKES MAKE NOISE. YH
FRONT BRAKE PADS WORN OUT. YH
SUSPENSIION FAILED, NOT ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. YH
TIRE FAILED. NLM
HOLE ON TOP SIDEWALL CAUSED THE TIRE TO GO FLAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (GOODYEAR INTEGRITY P195/70R14). NLM
ENGINE MAKES NOISE. NM
ALARM SYSTEM IS INCONSISTENT. YH
BRAKES SQUEAKING. YH
BOTH FRONT TIRE CAPS OF THE RIMS FAILED. YH
A/F SENSOR FAILED. YH
LEFT REAR GOOD YEAR TIRE (P195/70 R14) WENT FLAT DUE TO SIDEWALL DAMAGE, WHILE DRIVING. YH
SUNVISORS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES OF VEHICLE ARE DESIGNED TOO SMALL TO BLOCK THE SUN, AND THEY MAKE IT HARD TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAYS IT'S DESIGNED THAT WAY. *AK
CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH, STEERING AND LIGHTS WORKED, STALL CAUSED COLLISION-3 PEOPLE HURT. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY CAR STALLED. CAR COULD NOT START UNTIL AFTER A COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED. BUT WHEN CAR WAS RUNNING AND WE PULLED THE CHIP THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN. NO ONE KNOWS WHY CA...
CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH, STEERING AND LIGHTS WORKED, STALL CAUSED COLLISION-3 PEOPLE HURT. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY CAR STALLED. CAR COULD NOT START UNTIL AFTER A COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED. BUT WHEN CAR WAS RUNNING AND WE PULLED THE CHIP THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN. NO ONE KNOWS WHY CA...
WHEN SOMEONE GETS OUT OF THE PASSENGER OR DRIVER SIDE FRONT OR BACK OF VEHICLE AND LOCKS THE DOOR BEHIND THEM, IF ANYONE IS LEFT INSIDE VEHICLE, HE COULD NOT GET OUT FROM THE INSIDE, DOOR LOCKS, THEY WOULD NEED KEYS OR THE TRANSMITTER. *AK
IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY CAUSED BOLT TO COME LOOSE FROM DRIVER'S SEATBELT ASSEMBLY WHILE MAKING AN ABRUPT STOP.
VEHICLE DRIFTS AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN ABOUT 35MPH. IN A CROSS-WIND VEHICLE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WHEN STOPPED VEHICLE ROCKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON HIGH SPEED. WHEN PASSED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE OR WHEN DOOR SLAMMED. TIRES ARE AT CORRECT PRESSURE, ALIGNMENT OK, STEE...
BRAKES MAKE LOUD/OBNOXIOUS NOISES JUST BEFORE THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP.
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ON THERE IS A BLIND SPOT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO SEE THE ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
ENGINE MALFUNCTION COMES ON REPEATEDLY INSPITE OF 5 ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BY DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
SINCE PURCHASING MY 98 TOYOTA CAMRY 10/3/97, I HAVE TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHEREAS MY BRAKES DID SQUEAK & SQUEAL WHEN STOPPING. BROUGHT MY CAR INTO TOYOTA ON TWO SEPARATE OCCIAISIONS AND WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF A BRAKE PROBLEM, AND WOULD PROVIDE A TEMPORARY QUICK FIX UNTIL THE...
BRAKES CONTINUALLY MAKE NOISE.
RIGHT BEAM ON THE HEADLIGHTS IS FOCUSED HIGHER THAN THE LEFT. CAUSE UNKNOWN . DEALER ADJUSTED THE BEAM WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE HOOD, AND WHEN PULLED OVER, THE HOOD WAS POPPED OPEN. BURST OF FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD THAT WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
THE CAR ACCIDENT INVOLVED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH ILLEGALLY TURNED IN FRONT OF MY WIFE'S CAR AS SHE PROCEED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT CENTER OF MY WIFE'S CAR HIT THE OTHER WOMAN'S CAR AT THE RIGHT FORNT CORNER, CAUSING EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CENTER FRONTAL SECTION OF HER VEHICLE...
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD MAKE UNNECESSARY NOISE WHENEVER CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES ON SHORT DISTANCE, A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. *AK
MOON ROOF IN THE VEHICLE LEAKS CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT MECHANISMS.
CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE SUSPENSION OF THIS VEHICLE IS SOFT. WHEN A BUMP IS HIT, THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE SCRAPES THE GROUND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. ALSO ONCOMING PEDESTRIANS COULDN'T BE SEEN UNLESS THE VEHICLE GETS VERY CLOSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
THE TIRES ARE CONSTANTLY GOING OUT OFF BALANCE - CAR AND/OR TIRE DEALERS STATE THE THE DEFECT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 2056516 HR )
ODOMETER INFORMATION IS SHOWN AS BLACK FIGURES ON A DARK TAN FIELD.UNDER CERTAIN LIGHTING CONDITIONS,BECAUSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS SHROUDED IN ITS WELL. THE FIGURES CANNOT BE READ. TO GET A READING, THE DRIVER HAS TO TAKE HIS EYES OFF ROAD FOR SEVERAL SECONDS,& AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS BECOMES A SA...
WHILE DRIVING IF A BUMP IS HIT THE WHOLE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE SCRAPES THE STREET. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
WHEN BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES GRIND/SQUEAK, METAL ON METAL. DEALER CONTACTED MULTIPLE TIMES, TOYOTA CONTACTED AND NO RESPONSE. LOCATED A TSB, REPAIRS BEING MADE PER #BR002-98. *AK *ML
DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY UNLESS THEY ARE SLAMMED SHUT. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, STATES THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY UNLESS THEY ARE SLAMMED SHUT. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, STATES THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
THE VEHICLE SUN ROOF LEAKS, CAUSING THE RAIN TO COME INTO THE VEHICLE AND MAY CAUSE ELECTRICAL DAMAGE IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER CLAIMS "IT DESIGNED TO LEAK". WATER CREATES PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT OPERATION. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR. *AK *ML
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKES MAKES A LOUD NOISE, AND AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
LEFT REAR ABS BRAKES FAILED.
CAR STALLED AND OVERHEATED DURING TRAFFIC. WHEN THEY TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COOLANT LEAKED OUT OF THE OVERFLOW BOTTLE. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE BOTTLE TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUMES ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD THAT FOG UP THECONSUMER'S VIEW WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WAS PRESSD DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER RAN INTO A CEMENT WALL AND WAS INJURED. A HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER WAS PRESENT AND NOTED IN THE REPORT THAT...
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND STOPPING TO TURN A CORNER THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL IS SOFT, AND IF THE BRAKES DON'T STOP THE VEHICLE DRIVER HAS TO PRESS THE BRAKES AGAIN UNTIL CAN GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *A...
CONCERNED THAT SIDE DOOR AIR BAG WILL CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO ARM, THAT IS RESTING ON DOOR, WHEN DEPLOYED.
CONCERNED THAT SIDE DOOR AIR BAG WILL CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO ARM, THAT IS RESTING ON DOOR, WHEN DEPLOYED.
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WANDERING WHILE DRIVING. STEERING WOULD SHIMMY AND VIBRATE WHEN CONSUMER TURNS STEERING WHEEL BACK WHEN VEHICLE STARTS TO WANDER. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND CONDITION CANNOT BE RESOLVED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISON IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A WET ROAD, VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK A GUARDRAIL. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A WET ROAD, VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK A GUARDRAIL. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
GENERAL TIRES (P 205/65 R15) WEARING EXCESSIVELY ON THE INSIDE TREAD.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL IS SOFT. THE BRAKES MAKE A LOT OF NOISE, AND TAKE TOO LONG TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE DURING NORMAL BRAKING. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. A BRAKE KIT HAS BEEN ORDERED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE DRIFTS FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE PERFORMS A LANE CHANGE FROM RIGHT TO THE LEFT ON ALL TYPES OF ROADS AT ALL SPEEDS. THE FASTER THE SPEED THE SOONER THE LANE CHANGE. *AK
ON WET ROADS, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK (IN NON-EMERGENCY CONDITIONS). THE VEHICLE DOES NOT TRACK PROPERLY AND BEGINS TO SLIDE AT AN ANGLE.
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MILES/HOUR OR ABOVE VEHICLE VERY QUICKLY CHANGES LANE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT
WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE, THERE IS ALSO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TWO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE, DEALER STATES THEY WILL NOT REPAIR AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS THE DESIGN OF THE MODEL. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION,RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
WHILE DRIVING 30-35MPH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT AND BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. DEALER STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE SENSORS ARE LOCATED IN DASH PANEL. *AK
INADEQUATE HEADLIGHTS, UNSAFE FOR NIGHT VISIBILITY.
THREE FAILURES OF ABS BRAKESREQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO VIBRATION.
ON COUNTRY ROAD WHEN GOING UP AND DOWN HILLS, THE LOW BEAM LIGHT SHINES ONLY ONE OR TWO CAR LENGHTS AND IS NOT A BEAM OF LIGHT BUT A BLOCK OF LIGHT WHICH STOPS ABRUPTLY. THERE IS TOTAL DARKNESS BEYOND THE BLOCK OF LIGHT. THESE LIGHTS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE LIGHTS AND SAYS AR...
DARK SPOT CAST FROM LEFT HEADLAMP, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.
GAS TANK MAKES SLOSHING NOISES.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED BY THE AUTOBODY SHOP WHICH REPAIRED THE ACCIDENT DAMAGE.
WHEN PULLING OUT IN REVERSE IN A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND HIT 4 CARS. NO INJURIES. TOYOTA INDICATED THERE WAS NO DEFECT WITHIN THE CAR. *AK
AIR BAG SERVICE INDICATOR STAYS ON.
VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL ,STRUCK GEAR SHIFT BY ACCIDENT WITHOUT APPLYING BUTTON ON GEAR SHIFT, PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, CAUSING UNCERTAIN MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE WAS OVERINFLATED TO ABOUT 50 PSI. THIS GENERAL HP 400 TIRE MAXIMUM PRESSURE RATING PRINTED ON TIRE WALL IS 44 PSI. THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED TIRE SHOULD BE INFLATED TO 32 PSI. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF TIRE EXPLODES IN TRUNK OR FAILS ON THE ROAD. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, RUNNING LIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED.
DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT RESTRAINTS. WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A INCLINE THEY LOCK UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ACCELERATOR STICKS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
AFTER MINOR VEHICLE COLLISION THE VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE.
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALERS CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ALSO POWER STEERING PUMP HAS FAILED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. IGNITION LOCK FAILURE.
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALERS CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ALSO POWER STEERING PUMP HAS FAILED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. IGNITION LOCK FAILURE.
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALERS CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ALSO POWER STEERING PUMP HAS FAILED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. IGNITION LOCK FAILURE.
ENGINES RPMS INCREASE BETWEEN GEARS WHEN SHIFTING, AND ALSO CONTINUES TO ACCELRATE AFTER FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
THE METAL DEFLACTOR INSIDE THE CONCEALED HEADLIGHTS BLOCKS OUT ALL LIGHT BEYOND 30 FEET. *AK
POWER DOOR LOCKS INDICATED THAT IT IS NOT LOCKED WHEN INFACT IT IS, LOCKING PASSENGERS INSIDE. AFTER RESTARTING ENGINE AND MANIPULATING LOCK SEVERAL TIMES LOCKS WILL RELEASE.
DESIGN OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND ERRATIC STEERING AT SPEEDS 30 MPH AND OVER.
BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOSES CONTROL AND CHANGES LANES FROM RIGHT
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS A WIRE FROM ENGINE WAS MISSING, AND THERE WAS ALSO SOMETHING PLASTIC IN ENGINE BURNING. *AK
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS A WIRE FROM ENGINE WAS MISSING, AND THERE WAS ALSO SOMETHING PLASTIC IN ENGINE BURNING. *AK
DURING A 70 MPH FRONTAL CRASH, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD.
VEHICLE WANDERS FROM LANE TO LANE. *AK
LOW BEAM HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS DO NOT CARRY TOO FAR. *AK
AT FREEWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE DRIFTS WHEN WEATHER OR ROAD CONDITIONS ARE POOR.
VEHICLE'S INTERLOCK IGNITION WILL NOT TURN. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTENT. DEALER CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO INVESTIGATION NO.PE97034. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A RIGHT SIDE IMPACT COLLISION AT 25 MPH IN WHICH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *NLM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PERFORMS A LANE CHANGE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT IN 1/10 OF A MILE AT 65 MPH. *AK